STAAR, A-F rating overhaul shows promise
While Texas students lag behind in reading and math, it’s crucial that parents have a clear picture not only of how their ...
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I'm a retired teacher. It's time for Texas schools to retire STAAR | Opinion
In addition, I do not support the continued use of the STAAR test, our home-grown state-wide test. For the past two years, the results of our STAAR state test have been in question. We need to ...
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Why the STAAR 'opt-out' movement stills exists today, 10 years after starting in Houston
Fellow HISD parent Elizabeth Shepard is opposed to the state takeover and "high-stakes testing game." But when she considered opting her two children out of STAAR and MAP testing, she felt the ...
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Tyler ISD shares concerns over A.I. grading STAAR tests
Students across the state are beginning to take the STAAR test, and this year, changes are happening to how those tests will be graded. Instead of a person grading open-ended questions ...
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Central Texas School Districts use different strategies to help students on STAAR test
Waco, TX (FOX 44) — We’re in the middle of STAAR testing and school districts in our area have made instructional changes in the classroom to help students meet the mark. Waco and Academy ISD ...
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Overhaul of schools’ STAAR test proposed by Texas House bill
“It is shedding some of the challenges with our current STAAR test and moving to something that makes sure students have more time to develop a love of learning and teachers have the information ...