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"...June 19 as they analyzed the latest iteration of standardized testing in Texas. The consensus was that someone will..."

"...At first, the tests didn't provide much of a hurdle. In 2004, 96%..."

"...start school, we are told to focus on our tests, exams, and grades. But why do standardized tests matter..."

"...one thing: race. Edwards is African-American. According to field tests of the Texas Assessment of Knowledge and Skills, he..."

"...22 included establishing three performance "domains"; reducing reliance on standardized tests; postponing campus grades to August of 2019; and..."

"...Fans of standardized testing are thin on the ground in Texas. That..."

"...students for their Texas Assessment of Knowledge and Skills tests. This fall would have been his seventh year teaching;..."

"...spend no more than 10% of class time on standardized tests and test prep. And now Education Austin, the..."

"..."We take too many hard tests," said Jose, who is 10...."

"...State of Texas Assessment of Academic Readiness, or STAAR, tests) gives each student a zone of proximal development –..."

"...Chester repeatedly scored below 70 on IQ tests – the generally accepted upper limit for mental impairment;..."

"...Without question, these practices improve student performance on standardized tests. Before Helwig took over as principal at Graham..."

"...comes from politicians, mostly about issues like vouchers and standardized tests. Rare is the book written from a classroom..."

"...to turn Johnston around, after four years of dismal standardized-test scores. The state's accountability system, once merely onerous, now..."

"...law that attaches escalating penalties to schools with poor standardized test scores. NCLB didn't strike the first blow. To..."

"...that does not make adequate yearly progress (AYP) on standardized tests in the same subject for two years in..."

"...The problem is, not long after these cognitive tests became the norm in hiring, it was determined that..."

"...understood to mean how students perform on assessments, or tests. Those cannot be teacher-designed or district-defined measures – the..."

"...merit pay programs would rely too heavily on state standardized tests, a measure they say does not fully capture..."

"...inventory tracking, but schools are still using one-off, high-stakes tests to track achievement...."

"...specter of teacher pay tied to students' performance on standardized tests, Chris Patterson of the conservative Texas Public Policy..."

"...all the other students do on all the other tests; the same will be true of minority or low-SES..."

"...Standardized Again: UT has decided to once again require prospective..."

"...she acknowledged, initially a major supporter of initiatives like standardized testing. But, she said, "I got off the bandwagon,..."

"...in essence, penalizes schools whose students perform poorly on standardized tests...."

"..."tough love" reform, compelling all public-school kids to pass standardized tests. If the kids fail the federal government's strict..."

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

"...for diverse career paths while also preparing them for standardized tests, on which many AISD schools already underperform. This..."

"...every week, plus three hours on Saturday on practice tests. But given the fact that their first SAT scores..."

"...high-stakes assessments. "Early on, there was an agreement that standardized testing has started to outrun its usefulness," said Mal­faro...."