Tag Archives: testing and accountability
STAAR Stars: The Best of This Year’s Get-Amped-for-the-Test Videos
This year, Texas teachers leaned on Taylor Swift and Bruno Mars for their get-excited-about-the-test video productions....Read More
Enough is Enough: Texas Lawmakers Consider More Limits to Standardized Testing
Two years after scaling back high school testing, Texas lawmakers are considering more cuts to elementary tests, and studying whether the tests are worthwhile....Read More
Seliger Looks to Reduce Importance of High-Stakes Tests
Proposed legislation would allow students to graduate high school without passing all of Texas' required high-stakes tests....Read More
Lege Takes Up Testing—Another Year Older and Not Much Wiser
Lawmakers grilled Texas Education Commissioner Michael Williams on the state's stagnating test scores, suggesting the conversation hasn't changed much since big...Read More
The Latest Fad in Education Reform: Testing 4-Year-Olds
Greg Abbott's plan would bring Texas in line with federal policy and big business plans.
Even before Greg Abbott made it a campaign issue, standardized testing for 4-year-olds was already tied up in business plans and state policy....Read More
Updated: Texas’ Testing Opt-Out Movement Grows to a ‘Trickle’
Two Waco parents have dramatically announced their plans to keep their son out of Texas' state standardized tests next week....Read More
Texas Should Do More to Catch Cheating Schools, Feds Say
La Joya ISD singled out for problems with test administration
A U.S. Department of Education review finds problems with Texas' ability to spot school districts cheating on statewide tests....Read More
Sins of Omission: One Little-Known Way Schools Can Cheat the System
In the high-stakes world of school accountability, the line between cheating and smart management isn't always clear....Read More
Cheaters Beware: TEA Says It’s Ready to Catch You Now. For Real, This Time.
In response to a damning audit, Texas Education Commissioner Michael Williams says TEA will get serious with those who cheat the accountability system....Read More