Closing the COVID Gap at AISD

Post-pandemic, not enough students can read well. How do we get out of this ditch?

"...of Texas Assessments of Academic Readiness test, known as STAAR, which had been scheduled to begin in April of..."

March 22, 2024 News Feature by Brant Bingamon

Austin ISD Celebrates Hiring of New Superintendent

And worries about slow progress in reading, math

"...read on grade level, as measured by the statewide STAAR reading assessment, to 50% by the end of this..."

Feb. 2, 2024 News Feature by Brant Bingamon

Under New TEA Requirements, Austin ISD Meetings Are Flying By

50% of meeting time must be focused on student outcomes

"...to how students perform on high-stakes standardized tests like STAAR and MAP...."

Dec. 15, 2023 News Feature by Brant Bingamon

Meet “Lone Star Governance,” the Model Austin ISD Must Now Operate Under

Testing, testing, testing

"...measures – the approved assessments are standardized tests like STAAR and MAP...."

Nov. 24, 2023 News Feature by Brant Bingamon

Former AISD Educators Sweep District Trustee Races

Give a teacher a hand

"...shut down based on a lack of improvement in STAAR test scores (the campus is now the Bertha Sadler..."

Nov. 11, 2022 News Feature by Maggie Q. Thompson

Opinion: Want to Correct “Learning Loss” in Texas Schools? Listen to Texas Students.

To improve students' experience in school and their capacity to learn, student voices need to be amplified

"...the "largest problem facing the state of Texas." 2020-21 STAAR scores indicate students have fallen behind in both mathematics..."

Jan. 21, 2022 Column by Haley DeVos-Roy

Opinion: Why I’m Not Sweating the STAAR Test Anymore

A Texas student explains why standardized testing seems like a big waste of time and money

"...the most? In Texas, this test is called the STAAR (State of Texas Assessments of Academic Readiness), which is..."

Dec. 3, 2021 Column by Aina Marzia

Amid COVID Chaos, STAAR Scores Take Dive

Number of students taking standardized tests also drops

"...on standardized State of Texas Assessments of Academic Readiness (STAAR) tests took a big hit this year throughout the..."

July 2, 2021 News Feature by Kimberly Reeves

Will School Funding Take a Beating From a Pandemic-Pressed Budget?

Pandemic-pressed budget puts 2019's funding gains at risk

"...the pandemic, such as measures taking aim at the STAAR and other high-stakes testing; a bill by Rep. Matt..."

Jan. 15, 2021 News Feature by Clara Ence Morse

No Stars for STAARS

"...Dear Editor, Do I even need to say that STAAR EOC Re-Testing during a pandemic isn’t safe and is..."

Dec. 8, 2020 Postmarks

Amid COVID-19 Spread, AISD Benchmarks Its Future

District changes dozens of its performance measures

"...withdrew an amendment about assessing special ed students with non-STAAR tests. However, Elizalde was concerned with the potential of..."

Nov. 20, 2020 News Feature by Clara Ence Morse

Opinion: Even Post-COVID, A-F School Ranking System Should Get an F

We should take this moment to evaluate the utility of the A-F system as a whole, as it does not sufficiently capture the nuance of the work being done in our schools

"...of schools was suspended in 2020, as was the STAAR exam which forms a significant portion of the A-F..."

Oct. 2, 2020 Column by Rolf Straubhaar

24-Texas Teachers Talk of “Trauma” at TribFest

Educators discuss the challenges of reopening schools, TEA head defends decision to administer STAAR tests

"...TEA has waived the state's standardized STAAR tests as a graduation requirement for students, knowing the..."

Sept. 18, 2020 News Feature by Clara Ence Morse

The Challenges of Going Back to School

Parents, teachers, and students share their anxieties over starting the fall semester while COVID-19 is still rampant

"...House Public Education Committee I quit 50% because of STAAR testing and 50% because the [Texas Education Agency] does..."

Aug. 7, 2020 Features Feature

Public Notice: Failing Grades for Texas

School districts beset by pandemic, State rules

"...5th and 8th graders must pass the high-stakes standardized STAAR test in order to move ahead isn't nearly enough...."

July 31, 2020 News Column

Opinion: Another Unfair Burden Put on Texas’ Public Schools

Greg Abbott and Mike Morath have put Texas schools in an impossible decision: shift to online learning, which is not as effective, or put students and families at risk by returning in the fall.

"...Morath, no teaching was occurring because there was no STAAR. Since then, TEA has announced that we'll be returning..."

July 3, 2020 Column by Alyssa Potasznik

Shout Out to Ya' Teach

"...and out. Thanks to TVAH’s teachers, Emma passed her STAAR test in math for the first time and received..."

May 4, 2020 Postmarks

Local Students Face an Open-Ended Spring Break

School's out for ...

"...Agency also announced earlier this week that the state's STAAR standardized testing would be canceled for the 2019-20 school..."

March 20, 2020 News Feature by Beth Sullivan

AISD: No Classes Until April 3, Preparing for Distance Learning

Schools to provide curbside meals at 14 sites amid COVID-19 concerns

"...Texas Education Agency also announced today that the state's STAAR standardized testing would be cancelled for the 2019-20 school..."

March 16, 2020 News Post by Beth Sullivan

AISD's "School Changes" Process Places Equity Front and Center

“Historically, this is a very racist city, and unfortunately, this school district is a part of that system"

"...for the event – comparing Murchison and Burnet standardized (STAAR) test scores, the number of English language learners (ELLs)..."

Sept. 13, 2019 News Feature by Austin Sanders

Austin ISD Gets Its State Report Card

The district gets a B for performance

"...state uses to assess campus performance is results on STAAR exams – what Goodnow referred to as "a snapshot..."

Aug. 23, 2019 News Feature by Austin Sanders

Texas Senate Education Committee Advances Its Own School Finance Plan

SB 4 would essentially gut the House version of the bill

"...teachers and administrators to focus on preparing students for STAAR exams, a practice that could de-emphasize subject matter not..."

May 1, 2019 News Post by Austin Sanders

Making the Math Work on Real School Finance Reform

"Texas Plan" brings new money to Austin and other districts, but nothing's final yet

"...is important. For many, basing those metrics solely on STAAR results represents a line in the sand, especially as..."

April 26, 2019 News Feature by Austin Sanders

AISD Is Hiring an Equity Officer

The new position will promote educational equity and inclusiveness for the district's 80,000-plus students

"...to do. The exams used questions from last year's STAAR exams, and while district officials stress that the results..."

April 19, 2019 News Feature by Austin Sanders

Headlines

"...Stop the STAAR? While Austin-area students wrapped up 2019's first day of..."

April 12, 2019 News Feature

Author, Poet, and Podcast Host Carrie Fountain Isn’t Trying to Trick You

The 2019 Texas Poet Laureate talks shop as she receives two Texas honors

"...it," she replies. Her daughter Olive recently took the STAAR test and was the top of her grade, but..."

April 5, 2019 Arts Feature by Rosalind Faires

Jeb! Trains His Energy on Mastery

Please clap for Bush’s ambitious yet familiar SXSW EDU pitch

"...and advocates over the weight given to the standardized STAAR tests in that system, Bush made clear he feels..."

March 5, 2019 News Post by Austin Sanders

Signs of Trouble and of Hope at Mendez Middle School

In-district charter seeks to turn around a campus’ longtime struggles

"...dependent on State of Texas Assessments of Academic Readiness (STAAR) exam results...."

March 1, 2019 News Feature by Austin Sanders

Coalition Issues Manifesto on East Austin Schools

Coalition issues manifesto on East Austin schools

"...black and white students are "inexcusable." (On the 2018 STAAR exams, African-American students met grade level standards at a..."

Sept. 14, 2018 News Feature by Austin Sanders

T.A. Brown and Menchaca: From the Ground Up

New beginnings for two elementary schools

"...school's "working on balancing" that approach with achieving successful STAAR results. "We are scored based on STAAR," she said,..."

Sept. 7, 2018 News Feature by Austin Sanders

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