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Most of the 5 million students enrolled in Texas public schools are taking state-required standardized tests this week. The State of Texas Assessments of…
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The Texas Education Agency is penalizing the New Jersey-based company that develops and administers the state's controversial STAAR tests — to the tune of…
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After a group of parents sued the Texas Education Agency over the 2016 administration of STAAR exams, state lawyers argued this summer that the parents…
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When Education Commissioner Mike Morath announced last month that the state would all but scrap the results of problem-plagued standardized tests for 5th…
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Editor's note: This story has been updated throughout.Fifth and eighth graders who failed STAAR exams this year won’t be held back a grade or be required…
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Editor's note: This story has been updated throughout.A high-performing West Austin school district says it was told the state’s new testing vendor…
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Nearly 50 superintendents in the Houston area sent a letter to the Texas Commissioner of Education, Mike Morath, complaining about multiple problems with…
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There will be some changes for thousands of Texas public school children as they settle in this week to take the state’s standardized STAAR tests. Now,…
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"Simplistic or poorly constructed tests," says John King, "just take away from critical learning time."
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The law has changed, but what President Obama calls "too much testing" is likely to continue.