‘How valid and reliable is this?’: Dallas ISD raises questions about STAAR test scoring
Dallas ISD Superintendent Stephanie Elizalde said the district asked the state education agency to review a sample of STAAR ...
STAAR results: Abilene ISD experiences decline in student reading and math scores
The Abilene Board of Trustees held a public hearing Jan. 13 to discuss the district's academic performance on state ...
HISD's underserved students are being failed by increasingly inflated graduation rates, advocates say
More than 11% of Houston ISD students in the Class of 2023 graduated despite failing up to two of the exams that are ...
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STAAR results: Abilene ISD experiences decline in student reading and math scores
Patti Blue, associate superintendent for curriculum and instruction, presented the 2024 Texas Academic Performance Report at the meeting. The Texas Education Agency annually develops the report ...
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K12 Elementary Teacher of the Year ‘amazed’ by award
The Odessa American is the leading source of local news, information, entertainment and sports for the Permian Basin.
What 5 Houston-area school districts are asking lawmakers for ahead of the legislative session
The 89th session of the Texas Legislature begins on Jan. 14. Here are the biggest asks from Houston-area school districts.
State of Texas: Paxton and GOP ramp up pressure to influence vote for Texas House Speaker
The start of the legislative session on Tuesday should bring the resolution of a contentious battle for power in the Texas ...
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Dallas High School Shares Cell Phone Ban Successes
Since implementing a cell phone ban, Lake Highlands High School has seen a 42% decrease in out-of-school suspensions and an 8 ...
‘Nobody was trying to figure out what was wrong.’ How FWISD missed one teen’s diagnosis
“I would get notes about my kid, saying, ‘He’s not trying, he’s not giving us his best, he’s being defiant,’” Caroline said. “Well, he wasn’t being defiant. He didn’t know how to read.” ...