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The Texas Education Agency changed a lot about the state’s standardized test over the past couple years. Researchers and teachers worry the new approach to writing could kill creativity, but the TEA argues it better reflects how learning happens in class.
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The State of Texas Assessment of Academic Readiness tested grades 3 through 8 in the spring of 2023. Test scores have not recovered to pre-COVID numbers, but most are better than last year.
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Over half of the 12 school districts in Fort Worth saw decreases in third-grade reading scores on the state standardized test, while the other six had increases or stable numbers.
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Raise Your Hand Texas released a report Tuesday that outlines ways to change how standardized testing is used to evaluate students and schools. The recommendations come just months ahead of the next legislative session.
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State math scores on the National Assessment of Educational Progress dipped significantly between 2019 and 2022, but reading scores for fourth and eighth graders held steady.
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The Texas Democratic gubernatorial candidate has said several times he will end the annual standardized tests. State and federal law make it impossible.
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In his annual address to the Dallas Regional Chamber, Texas Education Commissioner said the state’s students have largely recovered from pandemic-era learning losses in reading. He also said the format of the STAAR test will soon change.
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This year’s TEA ratings were done differently than in previous years. Instead of the usual A-F ratings, which were last given in 2019, the agency gave only A-C ratings. Districts and schools that would have received a D or F instead received a “Not Rated” label this year.
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There was a sharp decline in high school students considered “at grade level” based on the primary math exam.
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In an academic year scrambled by the pandemic and a deadly winter storm, Texas school students face makeup work and rounds of standardized testing. Many parents and teachers say it's unnecessary.
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Texas officials mandated that students take the State of Texas Assessments of Academic Readiness in person this year at monitored test sites, although millions of students are still learning remotely because of the coronavirus pandemic.
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There will be few consequences if parents worried about the health risks of in-person testing keep their elementary and middle school students in virtual learning at home. But high schoolers still must pass certain exams to graduate.