Texas is buzzing with education talks. Lawmakers are looking to shake things up with a bunch of new bills. One big issue is money. Schools are feeling the pinch with budgets that haven't changed since 2019. Inflation is making things tough, and some districts are even talking about closing schools. Fort Worth ISD might shut down up to two dozen campuses. The plan? Bo...
Imagine a system where schools are judged on how well students perform on standardized tests. Sounds straightforward, right? But what if these tests are flawed, and the grades given to schools aren't entirely accurate? This is the situation currently facing schools in Texas, where a judge has temporarily blocked the release of A-F accountability grades. The controve...
In Texas, the release of public school ratings under the A-F academic accountability system has been halted for the second year in a row, this time due to a lawsuit by a group of school districts. These districts challenge the validity of the system that largely depends on STAAR scores. A Travis County judge granted a temporary restraining order on Monday, halting th...