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When Texas Standardized Tests Have Glitches, Special Education Students Can Be Deeply Affected

Alex Samuels, The Texas Tribune

Posted on May 16, 2018 · As thousands of students take the online STAAR assessment were booted from the testing server this week, parents and special education advocates argued that the students most affected by these glitches are the ones most ill-equipped to bounce back.

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Problems Reported With Texas’ STAAR Exam — Again

Emma Platoff, The Texas Tribune

Posted on April 10, 2018 · Two years after software problems rendered results on the statewide STAAR exam unusable, students taking the test Tuesday reported more technical problems

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Why Houston’s Gifted and Talented Classes Are Considered ‘Segregated’

Laura Isensee

Posted on September 8, 2015 · In the Houston Independent School District, students of color are so under-represented that one researcher has called gifted classes there “a clear case of segregation.”

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In surprise move, House impeachment managers rest their case against suspended Texas AG Ken Paxton

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Posted on September 14, 2023 · Immediately afterward, Paxton's attorneys pushed for a motion that, if successful, would have effectively tossed all impeachment charges against Paxton.

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Technology’s unintended consequences (Sept. 8, 2023)

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Posted on September 8, 2023 · On Friday's show: We consider recent examples of how technology may help but also hinder us and learn about efforts to teach the next generation of engineers here in Houston the importance of ethical development of technology.

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How a former Houston-area superintendent hopes to address the teacher shortage

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Engines of our Ingenuity 2825: Innumeracy

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