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The Texas Tribune13m
Senate panel begins negotiations with the House over how to scrap the STAAR test
The Senate’s rewrite of House Bill 4 reflects a gap in what the chambers want to see out of the new state assessment and the ...
Texas Education Agency accountability scores expose longstanding inequities in Austin ISD
Plans to improve three state-rated "F" schools spark concerns over the historic east-west divide within Austin district ...
The Austin Chronicle1d
Educators Hate It, So Why Is Texas Keeping the STAAR Test Alive?
STAAR and the A-F system are the results of changes to education that then-Gov. George W. Bush ushered through the Texas ...
The Texas Observer3d
Texas Already Gives Public Ed Dollars to Private Operators. Here’s How That Worked Out.
The state created “Texas Partnership” charter schools to turn around struggling public campuses, but an Observer investigation has uncovered numerous academic and financial issues.
Laredo Morning Times on MSN10d
LISD, UISD reflect on TEA ratings after changes and challenges
After legal delays, Laredo ISD earned a B while UISD got an A as 2022-23 ratings were released amid litigation with district ...
Texas can take over Fort Worth ISD or close failing middle school, TEA says
The TEA told the state it could take over managing the school district or close one school that has failed five consecutive years.
Texas bill to overhaul STAAR test clears the House but faces a skeptical Senate
The Texas House gave preliminary approval Monday to a bill that would eliminate STAAR, the high-stakes standardized test.
Fort Worth education advocates weigh in on Texas bill to eliminate STAAR test
The state’s standardized test would be replaced with three smaller tests taken throughout the school year through House Bill ...
Community Impact9d
North San Antonio education roundup: Accountability ratings, bus schedule changes and more
From accountability ratings being released from the state, to over 100 bus stops being cut in North East ISD, check out some ...