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Gov. Rick Perry is expressing his support for letting school districts themselves choose whether to implement a rule that requires new state assessments…
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A UT professor has released research that could be a big problem for state testing.Walter Stroup is a UT professor in charge of a pilot math program for…
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STAAR Retesting Begins TodayStudents across Texas who didn’t pass subjects of the STAAR exam will begin retaking the tests today.Last year’s ninth-graders…
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Lawmakers to Hear Testimony on STAAR ImplementationState lawmakers will get an update today on how the rollout of the State of Texas Assessments of…
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STAAR Retesting Costing School DistrictsHundreds of Texas students will spend time in summer classes, preparing to retake their STAAR exams.The STAAR…
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Austin school board members meet tonight and they have a lot to talk about. The nine men and women who govern the largest district in Central Texas will…
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Victoria Hospital Bans Overweight Job ApplicantsKUT News' reporting partner, The Texas Tribune, reports a hospital in Victoria, Texas, bans job applicants…
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As the first of 2.5 million Texas public school students prepare to take new state-mandated standardized tests next week, ninth graders in at least a…
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Redistricting Maps Must be Drawn By Saturday for May PrimariesAccording to the Texas Tribune, if redistricting maps are not drawn by Saturday, March 3…
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STAAR-Crossed Educators Take Second Look at TestDistricts from across Texas are finding ways to curtail a component of the STAAR exam that makes the test…