Abbott waives STAAR testing for the year

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Charpie
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9:05a, 3/16/20
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In reply to Charpie • 9:09a, 3/16/20
Charpie said:


Sounds to me like recommendations of lengthier closures are probably forthcoming. You don't request this if schools are only closed an additional week. That's already built into their schedule for the year.
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Harry Stone
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9:09a, 3/16/20
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should make it permanent
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9:09a, 3/16/20
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That is huge.
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9:16a, 3/16/20
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Are we sure this is legit? I don't see it anywhere else
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9:16a, 3/16/20
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Not really a choice but good to see that it's being acknowledged quickly.
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9:17a, 3/16/20
So don't expect the kids to be back to school anytime soon....maybe not until the fall.
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In reply to Jbob04 • 9:18a, 3/16/20


From Abbott
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In reply to Jbob04 • 9:18a, 3/16/20
Jbob04 said:
Are we sure this is legit? I don't see it anywhere else


https://www.statesman.com/news/20200316/breaking-staar-testing-canceled-for-2019-20-school-year
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In reply to IrishAg • 9:19a, 3/16/20
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I missed that, thank you
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In reply to IrishAg • 9:19a, 3/16/20
IrishAg said:
So don't expect the kids to be back to school anytime soon....maybe not until the fall.


That's going to make things difficult for a lot of people.
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In reply to IrishAg • 9:21a, 3/16/20
IrishAg said:
So don't expect the kids to be back to school anytime soon....maybe not until the fall.
Right. STAAR prep and re-testing is the main reason for summer school.
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9:28a, 3/16/20
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Staar testing is an artifact of the silliness no child left behind standardized testing W created. Local parents should hold schools responsible, not the state/feds, for teaching their kids.

It's stressful for kids/teachers alike to hit a stupid score/rate/failure rate on a meaningless test, and focus preparation on how to do so for months.
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In reply to nortex97 • 9:45a, 3/16/20
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nortex97 said:
Staar testing is an artifact of the silliness no child left behind standardized testing W created. Local parents should hold schools responsible, not the state/feds, for teaching their kids.

It's stressful for kids/teachers alike to hit a stupid score/rate/failure rate on a meaningless test, and focus preparation on how to do so for months.


I'm in fundamental agreement with you on this, but, like everything else, follow the green. Test prep materials and everything else associated with it is big business. It's too firmly entrenched to completely go away, unfortunately.
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9:48a, 3/16/20
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Students and teachers across Texas on hearing the news.
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