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Concern Or Praise For STAAR Passing Rates Results?

Results from end of course standardized tests show Texas students faring best in the areas of math and science, but falling considerably short in English and on the writing exam.

CBSDFW.COM–2013/06/11

District Implements “Summer Intervention” Classes Due To Low Test Scores

Thousands of North Texas students will spend the summer in the classroom, after they flunked state tests.

CBS 11–2013/06/10

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Debate On Graduation Requirements Delayed By Senate

The Texas Senate isn’t going to debate the sweeping proposal to overhaul high school graduation requirements yet.

2013/03/27

Perry Endorses Efforts To Reevaluate STAAR Exams

Gov. Rick Perry says he supports taking a hard look at the 15 standardized tests Texas high school students are currently required to take for graduation.

2013/02/26

House Plan Defunding STAAR May Break Federal Rules

The Texas Education Agency says the state could violate federal rules if lawmakers pulled funding for standardized testing.

2013/01/15

Business Group Pushes Changes To STAAR Tests

A top business group called Wednesday for easing Texas’ tough new high school graduation standards amid widespread outcry over the set of standardized tests known as STAAR.

2012/12/12

Expert Says Texas Standardized Test Isn’t Too Hard

A state expert denied Monday that Texas made its latest standardized test too difficult, saying such exams have always gotten harder but that students still tend to improve their scores over time.

2012/12/10

Ed Comm. Defers Test As Part Of Student’s Grades

Texas Education Commissioner Michael Williams has deferred the requirement for schools to count new end-of-course examines as 15 percent of a student’s grade this school year.

2012/11/30

Leaders Fight To Keep STAAR System Intact

With an estimated 42-percent of new Texas community college students needing remediation, state business leaders are renewing their defense to keep the STAAR accountability system intact.

CBSDFW.COM–2012/11/01

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Study: Data Shows Texas Student Performance Lagging

Texas students overall just aren’t “getting it” in the classroom, according to a new study that challenges the state’s policy on student achievement.

CBSDFW.COM–2012/10/29

Business Leaders Continue STAAR Testing Support

Hundreds of school districts across the state have been complaining about the new State of Texas Assessments of Academic Readiness (STAAR) test, but some business leaders continue to defend it.

KRLD–2012/06/28

New STAAR Test Results Called ‘Sobering’

If the final standards were already in place, more than half the Texas high school students taking the new, more rigorous end-of-course standardized tests would have failed them.

2012/06/08