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A bill to end Texas’ state-mandate STAAR test is headed for Gov. Greg Abbott’s desk. House Bill 8 replaces the year-end assessment with three shorter tests, but critics say that only increases the burden on students.

For the first time since the pandemic, Texas schools will again be rated based on standardized tests. But for one year only, schools that receive a D or F will get a “not rated” label.

A group of educators meeting in Dallas says there’s got to be a better way to evaluate kids than the state’s new STAAR test.Dr. Dawson Orr is Highland…