Florida Education Commissioner Richard Corcoran issued an extension Monday allowing schools more time to complete federal and state testing due to circumstances created by the ongoing coronavirus pandemic.
The executive order issued Monday suspends certain Florida statutes regarding testing to allow schools to modify testing schedules for spring 2021 by two weeks.
The order covers paper and computer testing for the Florida Standards Assessments and NGSSS Assessments. [TRENDING: 1 dead in Rolls Royce crash | Mom, boyfriend arrested after toddler drowns | How to get the vaccine in Fla.] “With disproportionate numbers of educationally disadvantaged students learning off-campus or not attending school at all, and achievement gaps potentially