New STAAR Report Card system announced

06/20/2017
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WACO — A new statewide STAAR Report Card system announced by Texas Education Commissioner Mike Morath on Friday will give parents more information about their children’s standardized test scores. State of Texas Assessments of Academic Readiness Report Cards are already issued to parents showing them how their children scored on the standardized tests that year. […]

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Schools should focus on teaching, not on taking exams.

01/17/2017
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(Houston Chronicle) Editorial — Houston Independent School District made a move in the right direction on Thursday when trustees scaled back the district’s reliance on the state’s standardized testing program, known as STAAR. Trustees voted to use results for student promotion only when required by state law. Currently, the state mandates passage of STAAR in […]

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