Posted on · The drop was more significant in districts that had most of their instruction online, compared to districts with more in-person classes.
Posted on · State lawmakers had previously asked the Texas Education Agency to seek a federal waiver to cancel the standardized tests.
Posted on · Education Commissioner Mike Morath said Wednesday that 41,702 students were affected by slow connectivity during testing in April, while another 58,743 experienced slowdowns or had trouble logging into computerized tests in May.
Posted on · 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.
Posted on · Students across Texas are taking state standardized tests this week. Take some of the tests' most difficult questions to see if you'd pass.
Posted on · Two years after software problems rendered results on the statewide STAAR exam unusable, students taking the test Tuesday reported more technical problems
Posted on · Poor scores can have steep consequences for their schools, even potential closure, under the state's accountability system.
Posted on · The Texas education commissioner said he was not likely to delay required state test administration dates for students displaced by Hurricane Harvey.
Posted on · Statewide policy still requires students in fifth and eighth grades to pass the state exam to move on to the next grade.
Posted on · The fine is a fraction of the total business between Texas and the New Jersey-based testing vendor.
Posted on · The state uses STAAR exams to rate schools and scores can also impact if students advance to the next grade or attend summer school.
Posted on · A lot can happen in a week. Some of it good. Some of it bad. Some of it downright ugly. When faced with intriguing developments in the week's news, we turn to our rotating panel of "non-experts" to parse The Good, The Bad and The Ugly of it all. On this edition, we discuss: The […]
Posted on · If the parents win, students who failed the exam in grades three through eight won’t be held back or have to attend summer school.
Posted on · Ellen Angel’s home is located in Westador, one of the subdivisions that sustained damage.
Posted on · HISD says students who miss the STAAR test this year because their parents choose to have them opt out will not be disciplined. Nevertheless, will a growing opt-out movement make any difference in the purpose, value and impact of the annual standardized test? To find out, Paige Phelps talked with school psychologist Sarah Becker and […]