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STAAR Glitches Affected More Than 100,000 Texas Students, Education Commissioner Says

DAVID YAFFE-BELLANY, The Texas Tribune

Posted on June 14, 2018 · 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.

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More Standardized Testing Woes In Texas? A High-Performing School Says Over 100 Students Got Zeros On Essays

Aliyya Swaby, The Texas Tribune

Posted on June 11, 2018 · The Texas Education Agency and the state's main testing vendor are investigating how more than 100 students in a high-performing Houston-area high school received zeros on their English essays.

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Analysis: Texans Hate Standardized Tests, But Govern By The Results

Ross Ramsey, Texas Tribune

Posted on April 13, 2018 · Kids and parents and teachers have spent the week struggling through another round of standardized testing in Texas public schools. Voters hate it, so politicians hate it. But the test results are a key ingredient of the state's education policy

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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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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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STAAR test results show students still recovering from pandemic learning loss

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Posted on August 21, 2023 · On the redesigned STAAR test, which was taken completely online for the first time this year, Houston-area school districts generally saw slight to moderate improvements in third grade reading and math.

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2023 STAAR results feature few to no gains by Texas students

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Posted on June 30, 2023 · For algebra and biology, only 45 percent and 57 percent of students, respectively, are scoring at or above grade-level.

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