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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

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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

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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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