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Texas is in a Special Session—and what’s happening right now could change how we measure student success.
Here’s what you need to know:
What STAAR really measures
How A–F ratings impact your local schools
The link between assessments and funding
What changes lawmakers are considering
Download our Policy Brief → https://www.raiseyourhandtexas.org/policy/testing-accountability/
#MeasureWhatMattersTX #TexasEducation #STAAR #HB4 #TxLege #PublicSchoolsMatter #NationallyNormReferencedTest
In this week’s Across the Lawn, Special Session gavels in, Lieutenant Governor Patrick outlines priority bills, House Dems call for flood relief, and two school-related bills have been filed (eliminating STAAR and property tax relief).
https://www.raiseyourhandtexas.org/texasspecialsession-wk2-atl/
#HB4 #TxEd #TxLege #MeasureWhatMatters
Our Executive Director, Dr. Libby Cohen, lays out why now is the time to reimagine school accountability in Texas in the recent article in the @SanAntonioExpress-News.
As lawmakers return for a special session, there’s an opportunity to move away from STAAR and toward assessments that truly measure student growth — not just a single day’s performance. She makes the case for a system that provides families, educators, and communities with meaningful, real-time information that better reflects the full picture of student learning.
Read the full article here:
https://www.expressnews.com/opinion/commentary/article/texas-special-session-staar-20774680.php
#TxEd #TxLege #STAAR
What is a special session?
The Texas Legislature typically convenes in odd-numbered years for 140 days, setting a two-year state budget and passing new laws impacting Texans’ lives and livelihoods.
But, the Governor of Texas has the ability to call lawmakers back to Austin, for a shortened timeline of 30 days, to take up specific topics of his choosing, which is this current special session.
#SpecialSession #TxEd
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