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Education news | TSTA » Special education teachers, parents and advocates were caught by surprise with news that the Texas Education Agency earlier this year entered into a no-bid, .... with repairs, called on the state to waive the STAAR tests for school districts in the storm area and use the money saved from testing to help repair school facilities. Tsta.org

Texas keeps changing STAAR test plans, leaving teachers and kids ... » Feb 8, 2017 ...Texans have high expectations for Texas teachers: When I begin a lesson, I have an endgame in mind. We Texans have high expectations for our students: When my students enter my class, their homework should be done. We educators wish the Texas Education Agency would do its homework on time,... Dallasnews.com

Dallas Cowboys: What Cowboys owner Jerry Jones, others are ... » Sep 23, 2017 ...I don't blame Jones for expressing pride in the fact that no Cowboys player has joined in the chorus of players protesting during the "The Star-Spangled Banner." "I feel very strongly that everyone should save the moment for the recognition of the flag in a positive way, so I like the way the Cowboys do it,"... Sportsday.dallasnews.com

I can't answer the STAAR test questions about my own poem ... » Jan 6, 2017 ...When I realized I couldn't answer the questions posed about two of my own poems on the Texas state assessment tests (STAAR Test), I had a flash of panic — oh, no! Not smart enough. Such a dunce. My eyes glazed over. I checked to see if anyone was looking. The questions began to swim on the page. Dallasnews.com

We set up low-income students to fail, and it's costing Dallas billions ... » Feb 9, 2017 ...Texas keeps changing STAAR test plans, leaving teachers and kids unprepared. For Texas taxpayers, according to the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board, we flush more than $80 million each year in grants that fail to produce degrees. Each class of dropouts rings up a lifetime cost of $1 billion to... Dallasnews.com

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News | STAAR | Dallas News » Jul 13, 2017 ...Some Texas families feel pressure to take STAAR, no matter what · Texas keeps changing STAAR test plans, leaving teachers and kids unprepared. Profile image for Eva-Marie Ayala... Dallasnews.com