A-F bill fails in House, but is inserted in takeover bill
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Tag Archive: STAAR
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Promising bill limiting STAAR testing is on the move
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Morath apologizes for STAAR glitches, while an outbreak of COVID-19 is traced back to a campus testing site
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Rough start for online STAAR tests as glitches disconnect thousands
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Survey shows strong opposition to STAAR testing this year
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Legislative updates: Week of March 1
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Education commissioner says remote learners can skip the STAAR test if their parents are concerned about testing at campuses
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Lawmakers ask for STAAR opt-out mechanism, budget writers get to work, and a state senator belittles our pensions
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Mike Morath insults educators with test comment: Time to elect #txed supporters
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TEA is offering optional testing for districts and parents to administer to their kids
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High-stakes testing resumes amid controversies
As a week of standardized state testing begins for Texas students, the stakes are higher than ever and controversy over the use and abuse of testing is intensifying. This year, under legislation passed in 2015, the state not only could compel closure of campuses given low performance ratings based on test results for multiple years—it also could take over the...
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