Ready for kindergarten? Florida's new test found many youngsters were not

The percentage of Florida youngsters deemed ready for kindergarten plummeted last year, thanks to a new test that tripped up many 5-year-olds.

About 54 percent of the students who started kindergarten in public schools in August 2017 were ready for school, according to the test results recently released by the Florida Department of Education.

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