From CIVIC Concern

Education officials , legislative leaders and members of the state board of education traveled last week to New York for an in-depth look at that state's Regents exams. For months now, there have been high-level discussions of shifting Florida's accountability system toward end-of-course exams, which some experts say would be a more useful tool than the FCAT. The focus is particularly on high schools where recent attention on Florida's high dropout rate has highlighted the need for change.

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