document.write("<FONT FACE=Arial><p  style=\"font-family: Georgia; font-size: 9pt;\"><b><A TARGET=\"_new\" HREF=\"http://www.newspaperclips.com/npcapp/bounce.aspx/publisher/711/1/UHVibGlzaGVyIFVzZXI~/560217460\"><font  style=\"font-family: Georgia; font-size: 11pt;\">Manatee 3rd-graders lag in FCAT reading, math</font></A></b><BR>\n<b>(Bradenton Herald &copy; 05/27/2011)</b> <br>ataylor@bradenton.com\n    \n\nMANATEE -- Manatee County third-graders scored below state averages on the new, tougher reading and math sections of the FCAT, according to results released Thursday by the Florida Department of Education. \n\nA littl");
document.write("e more than 3,600 Manatee students took the Florida Comprehensive Assessment Test in reading and about 66 percent passed. About 202,686 students statewide to...\n<br/><br/></p>\n<p  style=\"font-family: Georgia; font-size: 9pt;\"><b><A TARGET=\"_new\" HREF=\"http://www.newspaperclips.com/npcapp/bounce.aspx/publisher/711/2/UHVibGlzaGVyIFVzZXI~/560262283\"><font  style=\"font-family: Georgia; font-size: 11pt;\">3rd grade scores hold steady on harder FCAT test</font></A></b><BR>\n<b>(Daytona Beach News-Journal &copy; 05/27/2011)</b> <br>DAYTONA BEACH -- Volusia and Flagler third-graders faced tougher FCAT r");
document.write("eading and math tests this year, but they scored just about the same as their counterparts did last year on an easier exam. \n\n\"As a whole, the district took a tougher test and remained stable,\" Volusia Deputy Superintendent Chris Colwell said of the results released Thursday by the Florida Department of Education. \n\nThat's good...\n<br/><br/></p>\n<p  style=\"font-family: Georgia; font-size: 9pt;\"><b><A TARGET=\"_new\" HREF=\"http://www.newspaperclips.com/npcapp/bounce.aspx/publisher/711/3/UHVibGlzaGVyIFVzZXI~/560265567\"><font  style=\"font-family: Georgia; font-size: 11pt;\">First Coast third-graders");
document.write(" show slight improvement on FCAT</font></A></b><BR>\n<b>(Florida Times-Union &copy; 05/27/2011)</b> <br>Baker and St. Johns counties' third-graders ranked No. 2 in the state on the reading portion of the Florida Comprehensive Assessment Test, according to scores released Thursday.\n\n\nNortheast Florida's third-graders collectively showed slight improvements in reading, with three of the six districts increasing the percentage of students scoring at or above grade level. The region's students did bette...\n<br/><br/></p>\n<p  style=\"font-family: Georgia; font-size: 9pt;\"><b><A TARGET=\"_new\" HREF=\"ht");
document.write("tp://www.newspaperclips.com/npcapp/bounce.aspx/publisher/711/4/UHVibGlzaGVyIFVzZXI~/560265481\"><font  style=\"font-family: Georgia; font-size: 11pt;\">Brevard third-graders' FCAT results top state averages</font></A></b><BR>\n<b>(Florida Today &copy; 05/27/2011)</b> <font color=\"gray\">(Registration Required)</font>\n<br>Brevard's third-graders continued the district's trend of besting their counterparts around the state on the Florida Comprehensive Assessment Test, according to results released Thursday.\n\nA small handful of schools in the state saw 100 percent of their third-graders pass both the ");
document.write("math and reading portions of the exam.\n\nBrevard is home to three of those schools -- Freedom 7 in Cocoa Beach, Stevens...\n<br/><br/></p>\n<p  style=\"font-family: Georgia; font-size: 9pt;\"><b><A TARGET=\"_new\" HREF=\"http://www.newspaperclips.com/npcapp/bounce.aspx/publisher/711/5/UHVibGlzaGVyIFVzZXI~/560202400\"><font  style=\"font-family: Georgia; font-size: 11pt;\">Polk FCAT Scores Drop</font></A></b><BR>\n<b>(Lakeland Ledger &copy; 05/27/2011)</b> <font color=\"gray\">(Registration Required)</font>\n<br>[ refer to fcat graphic?	XX ]BQUHJDM1.O2H0527fcat$1S1505/26/1118:48:41gustafklawrencelThe Ledger20");
document.write("110527B1REVISE20110526231808Third grade reading, mathBQUICHU2.O330527fcat$1S2305/26/1120:47:16gustafkaricoeThe Ledger20110527METROB6REVISE20110526231808BY MERISSA GREENTHE LEDGERLAKELAND | Scores for Polk County third-graders dropped in both reading and math skills on this year's Florida Comprehensive...\n<br/><br/></p>\n<p  style=\"font-family: Georgia; font-size: 9pt;\"><b><A TARGET=\"_new\" HREF=\"http://www.newspaperclips.com/npcapp/bounce.aspx/publisher/711/6/UHVibGlzaGVyIFVzZXI~/560265293\"><font  style=\"font-family: Georgia; font-size: 11pt;\">Escambia, Santa Rosa schools' hard work pays off on ");
document.write("FCAT</font></A></b><BR>\n<b>(Pensacola News Journal &copy; 05/27/2011)</b> <br>Despite higher standards on the upgraded Florida Comprehensive Assessment Test, third-graders in Escambia and Santa Rosa counties improved their reading scores this year.\n\nFCAT scores, released Thursday morning, show that reading scores rose one point in proficiency in Escambia County from 71 percent last year to 72 percent.\n\nReading scores rose three points in Santa Rosa County from 85 percent la...\n<br/><br/></p>\n<p  style=\"font-family: Georgia; font-size: 9pt;\"><b><A TARGET=\"_new\" HREF=\"http://www.newspaperclips.c");
document.write("om/npcapp/bounce.aspx/publisher/711/7/UHVibGlzaGVyIFVzZXI~/560354341\"><font  style=\"font-family: Georgia; font-size: 11pt;\">Who needs a bulky textbook?</font></A></b><BR>\n<b>(Sebring Highlands Today &copy; 05/27/2011)</b> <br>SEBRING - Students at Clearwater High School in Pinellas County don't carry backpacks with bulky textbooks anymore.\n\n\nThis school year, students traded in their math and English books, science workbook and several novels for the 10-ounce 8-inch-by-5-inch electronic reader, Kindle.\n\n\nIf Rebecca Fleck won the lottery for the Highlands County School District, she'd probably ");
document.write("hand every county student ...\n<br/><br/></p>\n<p  style=\"font-family: Georgia; font-size: 9pt;\"><b><A TARGET=\"_new\" HREF=\"http://www.newspaperclips.com/npcapp/bounce.aspx/publisher/711/8/UHVibGlzaGVyIFVzZXI~/560345045\"><font  style=\"font-family: Georgia; font-size: 11pt;\">Panhandle county cutting high school classes</font></A></b><BR>\n<b>(St. Augustine Record &copy; 05/27/2011)</b> <br>GULF BREEZE, Fla. &#8212; One Panhandle county school district says it will cut from seven to six the number of high school periods it offers during the next school year because of state budget cuts. -->\nGULF BRE");
document.write("EZE, Fla. ? One Panhandle county school district says it will cut from seven to six the number of high school periods it offers during the next school year because of state budget cuts.\nSa...\n<br/><br/></p>\n<p  style=\"font-family: Georgia; font-size: 9pt;\"><b><A TARGET=\"_new\" HREF=\"http://www.newspaperclips.com/npcapp/bounce.aspx/publisher/711/9/UHVibGlzaGVyIFVzZXI~/560220259\"><font  style=\"font-family: Georgia; font-size: 11pt;\">FCAT scores up and down</font></A></b><BR>\n<b>(Tampa Bay Online &copy; 05/27/2011)</b> <br>BROOKSVILLE Hernando County third-graders have slipped ahead of the state i");
document.write("n math proficiency while both remained stagnant in reading compared to last year, according to results of the Florida Comprehensive Assessment Test.\n\n\nStudents overall in the district increased by 2 percentage points in math on this year's FCAT? from 77 percent of students scoring a 3 or higher on a 1 to 5 scale to 79 perce...\n<br/><br/></p>\n");