TAKS to STAAR

Disheartening: Those who educate all the other professions are among the lowest paid. It is long overdue for #txlege to give tangible value to teachers who mold minds & profoundly impact the upbringing of our children. apple.news/AUSb7fga-SRS30… #EducationMatters #FairPay #txed

Almost half of Texas fourth graders scored a zero on the STAAR writing composition last year. Teachers and researchers worry, while the TEA projects confidence houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/educa… #txed #staar #staartest

Texas students this spring will take a newly redesigned version of the State of Texas Assessments of Academic Readiness test, a change educators and school district officials hope will better align the exam with classroom instruction. statesman.com/story/news/edu…

We cannot assess student achievement in Texas using STAAR scores until we first acknowledge that the STAAR test itself is a primary reason kids are not getting better instruction during class. #staartest #staar #txed

Many things we could do with $90 million every year (that’s almost $1 Billion every decade), not to mention weeks of test prep, interim and interim prep, benchmarks and benchmark prep, pulling kids from class, and narrow myopic curriculum. #txed #txlege #STAAR Orig source unknown

Spread the word! STAAR test town hall meeting Friday, February 12 at 5:30-6:30 pm. #staar #txed #txlege Via @TexasAFT with @RepAllenTX131 @GaryVanDeaver

Teachers union continues push to stop #STAAR, even as education commissioner states that remote learners can skip the test. Via @TexasAFT #TXed texasaft.org/releases/teach…

STAAR Spring 2021 Exam: To be or not to be. Take Senator Menéndez's Survey to voice your input. #txlege #txed #staar

TEA statement in support of @GovAbbott’s statewide closure of schools for the remainder of the 2019-20 academic year #TxEd #StayHomeTexas #ApartTogether

Response by ⁦@GovAbbott⁩ to a reporter’s question on Sunday as to whether #txed schools would reopen this school year: facebook.com/14863625183192…

In response to coronavirus, @GovAbbott, @teainfo and @TexasDeptofAg have teamed up to launch a free meal finder so parents can access school lunches (and breakfasts) for their kids. Visit txschools.gov and select “Meal Pick-Up Locations” to find a school near you. #txed

Please share: Answers to frequently asked questions about COVID-19's impact on schools, via @texascta #txed tcta.org/node/15337-ans…

More details from Commissioner Morath concerning effects of STAAR test waiver to follow later this week. #txed #staartest. Letters via @GovAbbott @teainfo

TX STAAR test waived due to Coronavirus. #staar #staartest #txed texastribune.org/2020/03/16/tex…

A note on some upcoming changes to #STAAR. #txed #txlege tcta.org/node/15253-two…

Love this! #KidsDeserveIt #txlege

STAAR Statewide Results Comparison of 2019 to 2018: tea.texas.gov/WorkArea/Downl… #staar #txlege #txed

Please share: Table of education-related bills passed during The 86th #TXlege Session (Jan. 8-May 27, 2019). Click on the bill's name for summaries: tcta.org/politics_gover… Thanks to @TexasCTA #txed

Special Ed related bill passes: HB 165 "The committee will determine whether the student is required to achieve satisfactory performance on an end-of-course exam to earn an endorsement." via @TexasCTA tcta.org/node/15193-hb_… #txed #txlege