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The week started with State of Texas Assessments of Academic Readiness test troubles, now schools are making plans to retest students who had issues. NBC 5 education reporter Wayne Carter explains how districts are preparing to bounce back.

Schools are ending the first week of State of Texas Assessments of Academic Readiness testing, preparing for a redo after technical problems caused the test to get pulled Tuesday.

Teachers across North Texas are reporting problems issuing the STAAR test Tuesday morning.

The first day of standardized testing in Texas is canceled for thousands of students due to widespread technical issues.

State of Texas Assessments of Academic Readiness for some North Texas students start this week. The tests, which were canceled last year because of the pandemic, have been a major point of controversy. Some think the tests are necessary to gauge pandemic learning loss, while others believe they’re a waste of valuable instruction time. NBC 5 education reporter Wayne Carter…

A day after Gov. Greg Abbott (R) says the statewide mandate requiring people to wear masks in public would end on March 10, the Texas Education Agency has provided guidance on how local school districts should handle masking.

A day after Gov. Greg Abbott (R) said the statewide mandate requiring people to wear masks in public would end on March 10, the Texas Education Agency told school districts they should keep the current mask policy in place but have the power to change it.

When the first invoice for a new special education tool arrived this past fall, accounting officials at the Texas Education Agency questioned what exactly the state was being billed for and whether they should process the payment. The Dallas Morning News’ Talia Richman talks about the contract and what it’s costing taxpayers. MORE: DallasNews.com

When the first invoice for a new special education tool arrived this past fall, accounting officials at the Texas Education Agency questioned what exactly the state was being billed for and whether they should process the payment.

Parents of black students in Frisco ISD say the district is finally addressing a complaint they’ve had for years. The Texas Education Agency asked the district to take action after data shows Frisco was suspending more African-American Special ED students, than students of other races.

The annual State of Texas Assessments of Academic Readiness, also known as STAAR tests, will return for the 2020-2021 school year but grades will not count against schools, The Texas Education Agency announced Thursday afternoon.

The Texas Education Agency’s expanded dashboard gives parents one place to compare numbers campus to campus, using the same criteria.

Parents have a new tool to get more reliable COVID-19 data in schools. NBC 5 education reporter Wayne Carter reports on the Texas Education Agency’s expansion of its COVID-19 dashboard reporting tool which now includes campus data.

School leaders are asking the state to issue the STAAR test despite the pandemic. NBC 5 education reporter Wayne Carter reports superintendents say they desperately need the test scores to know where students are academically this year more than ever.

The Texas Education Agency is expected to issue guidelines on Thursday that should help local independent school districts determine when and how they can close the entire district and opt for virtual learning only, according to multiple sources.

Several North Texas school districts say they will not switch to virtual learning the week after Thanksgiving despite a spike in COVID-19 cases. NBC 5 education reporter Wayne Carter reports on their decision, even though the state gave them permission to go back to online learning.

The Texas Education Agency issued guidelines Thursday relaxing some of the requirements for in-person learning in Texas after some schools asked about going virtual out of fear of COVID-19 spread.

State leaders revealed new guidelines Thursday on whether school districts can shut down due to rising COVID-19 cases in their communities. NBC 5 education reporter Wayne Carter reports on the TEA guidelines.

The Texas Education Agency is expected to issue guidelines on Thursday that should help local independent school districts determine when and how they can close the entire district and opt for virtual learning only, NBC 5 has learned.

Governor Greg Abbott has announced a $420 million reimbursement program for Texas schools to allow students to continue learning remotely during the COVID-19 pandemic.