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FCAT Scores Among Blacks, Hispanics Up Considerably POSTED: 7:38 a.m. EDT May 16, 2003 UPDATED: 9:35 a.m. EDT May 16, 2003 MIAMI-DADE COUNTY, Fla. -- Statewide results for the FCAT exam show minority students are improving and Gov. Jeb Bush says this is the time to celebrate, not boycott.  SURVEY Would you participate in the FCAT boycott? Yes No Results  |  Disclaimer Bush says results of this year's Florida Comprehensive Achievement Test show "rising student achievement" and the value of holding students and schools accountable. He also says black and Hispanic students are much better readers than they were...

Bush: FCAT scores up in every grade but 10th Thursday, May 15, 2003 • Scores available at Dept. of Education • Understanding FCAT scores TALLAHASSEE (AP) - Florida students at almost every grade level are testing higher in reading and math, according to results of the state's standardized exams released Thursday. In the Palm Beach County School District students performed at the highest level recorded since FCAT tests were administered. Overall, students did marginally better than last year with about 55 percent to 57 percent passing the tests. Gov. Jeb Bush said the results of the Florida Comprehensive Achievement...