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The Texas Education Agency on Friday released 2025 grades along with, after a court delay, scores from 2024. Many North Texas districts earned As, and several improved a full letter grade.

Democrats fled the state to stop Republicans’ attempt to redraw congressional districts, but bills aimed at everything from a THC product ban to bolstering flood response are now in doubt.

The proposal revives a failed effort from earlier this year and responds to years of legal fights over accountability.

The state agency said reading language arts scores surpassed pre-pandemic levels.

The mixed-bag results showed early literacy improvements, a key indicator of future academic success, but underline the challenges of preparing children for STEM-related jobs.

The state standardized test has long been criticized for taking instructional time away from teachers and putting unnecessary pressure on students.

If approved by Gov. Abbott, the bill would replace the annual test with shorter exams administered throughout the school year.

House Bill 4 would make the test shorter and base scores on how students’ performance compares to national averages.

In her state of the district address, Dallas ISD Superintendent Stephanie Elizalde said the district is strong, thanks to its employees. That’s even though the state recently lowered the district’s grade from a B to a C.

The Texas Education Agency can't release A-F grades while a lawsuit brought be a handful of school districts moves forward.

Dallas ISD projections show 24 campuses, mostly elementary schools, failed last year. Superintendent Stephanie Elizalde says an emphasis on writing and math could help fix them.

Five Texas school districts have filed a new lawsuit over the state’s methods for measuring academic accountability, putting a hold on Thursday’s planned release of A-F ratings.