After studying the testing and remedial programs used in Florida's public schools, the Task Force on Educational Assessment Programs presented its findings and recommendations. Findings are reported regarding: the schedule for implementing the testing program (which requires that students pass the Functional Literacy Test before they may graduate from high school); public and professional reactions to the testing program; the test's name; the importance of academic as opposed to practical life skills; the test's validity in predicting life success; problems in testing exceptional students; cultural bias; consistent testing procedures; and test validity related to appropriate curriculum content. A brief review of remedial programs is included, as is a brief comparison of 1977 and 1978 test scores. Recommendations are addressed to four main concerns: (1) eliminating unfairness and communication problems-- including changing the time of testing and the test's name; (2) promoting early learning and diagnostic testing; (3) improving test quality and emphasizing items which test basic skills; and (4) monitoring remedial programs by the state department of education. Forty-one behavioral objectives, a bibliography, and a list of task force participants are appended. (GDC)