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Superintendents question STAAR test's automated grading system
STAAR test scores out Friday show small gains in some districts, but overall not much change in how students are performing. NBC 5 education reporter Wayne Carter reports some superintendents say new grading practices for the test, handed out more zeros to students than ever before, and they want answers.
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Superintendents question automated grading system, giving thousands of students zeros on a portion of STAAR test
Some superintendents say new grading practices for the test, handed out more zeros to students than ever before, and they want answers.
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Education Headlines: Job cuts, internet connectivity and 4-day school weeks
Arlington ISD says it has to make job cuts to balance the budget, the Boys & Girls Clubs of Collin County help McKinney ISD students with internet connectivity and two more North Texas school districts move to 4-day school weeks. NBC 5 education reporter Wayne Carter has the headlines.
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TEA releases 2022-2023 financial accountability ratings
The Texas Education Agency (TEA) released final financial accountability ratings for Texas public school systems.
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TEA blocked from using new performance grades
A judge ordered Texas Education Commissioner Mike Morath not to change the way he grades schools after many districts said the new rules were unfair, but it’s not a done deal. NBC 5’s Education reporter Wayne Carter explains.
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Judge rules Texas cannot change the way it grades public schools for now
A judge ordered Texas Education Commissioner Mike Morath not to change the way he grades schools for now after many districts said the new rules were unfair.
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Judge blocks Texas Education Agency from using controversial new performance grades
A judge blocked Texas Commissioner of Education Mike Morath from changing the way the Texas Education Agency assigns school across the state letter grades based on performance.
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TEA ordered to hold off on releasing A-F school ratings
A judge blocked state education commissioner Mike Morath from changing the way he assigns schools letter grades based on performance. NBC 5’s education reporter Wayne Carter is here now with this new development.
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Which students get into advanced math? Texas is using test scores to limit bias
A new Texas law calls for every student who performs in the top 40% on a fifth-grade math assessment to be enrolled automatically in advanced math for sixth grade.
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Two more North Texas school districts join TEA lawsuit
Districts say the new A through F rating system will hurt school system evaluations. NBC 5’s Ben Russell has the story.
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Fort Worth and Plano ISDs join lawsuit against new grading rubric
Fort Worth and Plano school districts have joined the fight against the Texas Education Agency’s new criteria for grading schools. NBC 5’s Wayne Carter tells us more.
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Fort Worth ISD considers joining lawsuit against TEA
The Fort Worth Independent School District is deciding whether to join other school districts in a lawsuit against the Texas Education Agency. NBC 5’s Sophia Beausoleil reports the schools are protesting changes to school ratings they believe will have a negative impact on their districts.
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Chance for severe weather overnight: The Connection
Meteorologist Samantha Davies has a look at the chance for showers and thunderstorms later in the day. Plus, H-E-B announces new store locations in North Texas.
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Prosper, Red Oak school districts join lawsuit against Texas Education Agency
More school districts are pushing back against the Texas Education Agency over changes in the TEA’s A through F accountability ratings. Dallas and Frisco have already joined a lawsuit that includes dozens of districts across the state. NBC 5’s Meredith Yeomans has more.
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Prosper, Red Oak school districts join lawsuit against Texas Education Agency
More school districts are pushing back against the Texas Education Agency over changes in the TEA’s accountability ratings.
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Dallas ISD Superintendent questions TEA's new grading rules
Dallas ISD Superintendent Stephanie Elizalde calls the TEA’s new rules for grading schools an injustice which led her reluctantly to sue the state education agency. She tells Education Reporter Wayne Carter she believes that politics may be to blame.
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What is PragerU and where to parents and school leaders stand?
A series of videos aiming to teach a more conservative viewpoint as it relates to history could be coming to Texas schools. The right-leaning media organization PragerU announced in a video they’re bringing their content to the state, but not all state leaders say that’s the case. NBC 5 education reporter Wayne Carter looks at where things stand.
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Parents want history taught with no political ideology as PragerU eyes Texas classrooms
A series of videos from right-leaning PragerU aiming to teach a more conservative viewpoint in relation to history could be coming to Texas schools.
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TEA Takes Over Houston ISD, Taps Former Dallas ISD Superintendent to Lead District
The Texas Education Agency named former Dallas Independent School District Superintendent Mike Miles the superintendent of the Houston ISD on Thursday, commencing the agency’s June 1 takeover of the state’s largest school district.
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Texas Education Agency Implementing Changes to Grading for Schools & STAAR
Parents won’t get them for some time but school districts got their first look at some state test scores Wednesday.