Letter to Commissioner Robert Scott, Texas Education Agency, reqesting that he defer until the 2012-2013 school year the requirement that STAAR end-of-course assessments assessments are to count as 15 percent of a student's final grade. Letter to Commissioner Robert Scott, Texas Education Agency, regarding the impact of STAAR end-of-course assessments and clarifying the legislative intent of Tex. S.B. 1031, 80th Leg., R.S. and H.B. 3, 81st Leg., R.S. (assessments are to count as 15 percent of a student's final grade, but the Commissioner may grant requests to defer this requirement until the 2012-2013 school year). Texas Projection Measure (TPM) questions & answers, accountability system 2010-11 standard procedures, development, guide, summary [Texas Education Code § 39.023 (a-1)(2) & (c-1), § 39.034; Tex. H.B. 1, 79th Leg., 3rd C.S.; Tex. S.B. 1031, 80th Leg., R.S.; Tex. H.B. 3, 81st Leg., R.S.]. STAAR to replace TAKS; history of the Texas testing program (Tex. S.B. 1031, 80th Leg., R.S.; Tex. H.B. 3, 81st Leg., R.S.). Taking root - Texas' lessons for sustaining the college- and career-ready agenda (American Diploma Project). Educator groups identify problems with replacing high school TAKS exams. Policy goals and bills filed by the 80th Texas Legislature. Hot topics: lawmakers consider issues of concern to public ed. On our radar. Major school bills near passage during final days of session. States mull best way to assess their students for graduation. End-of-course tests to replace TAKS. Texas passes bill to require end-of-course exams. Texas plans new test-security measures as cheating allegations swirl. Legislative stars. Highlights of the 80th Legislative Session. 2007 legislative session update. Notable education-related bills of the 2007 session. Lawmakers focus on a number of rural issues in regular session. Texas public school accountability: a questionnaire. That's a wrap: 80th Regular Session ends with a bang and a sigh of relief. What parents need to know about end of course exams vs. TAKS. Student assessment: end-of-course exams to replace high school TAKS in 2011. Interim education chief Scott gives warnings, predictions, and advice. Not a time to dawdle. Fixing a badly flawed system. Committees get busy at Capitol. Accountability revisited: what's next? The readiness agenda. |
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