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“Starting in 2027-28, students would take three assessments: a formative test at the beginning and middle of the year, and an end-of-year, Texas Education Agency-designed criterion-referenced exam, which would be very similar to STAAR,” said Bob Popinski, dean of policy for Raise Your Hand Texas. “That means, there will still just be a single test on one day that affects the A-F accountability system. The first two tests do not impact accountability ratings.”

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