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Education

New Law Lets School Districts Eliminate Final Exams

WGCU | By WLRN

Published April 24, 2015 at 11:44 AM EDT

School districts across Florida are cancelling tests thanks to a new state law. The law ends the requirement for schools to have a final exam in every class.

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