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Texas’ annual reading test adjusted its difficulty every year, masking whether students are improving
Texas children’s performance on an annual reading test was basically flat from 2012 to 2021, even as the state spent billions ...
Bill to eliminate STAAR, reshape Texas school testing on path to legislative death
The bill would have replaced the STAAR test with three shorter tests, but House and Senate lawmakers seem unable to reconcile ...
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Plan to scrap STAAR test dies as Texas legislative session comes to a close
House Bill 4 would have replaced the STAAR test with three shorter exams and tweaked the state’s A-F accountability system.
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Texas’ annual reading test adjusted its difficulty every year, masking whether students are improving
The STAAR’s technical documents suggest that the test is designed much like a norm-referenced test – that is, assessing students relative to their peers, rather than if they meet a fixed standard.
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Texas House, Senate will seek middle ground on bill to scrap STAAR test
The chambers differ on how much power districts should have to push back in courts over their accountability ratings. They risk keeping STAAR by default if they don’t reach an agreement.