STATE LEGISLATORS APPROVE ACADEMIC ACCOUNTABILITY CHANGE

  

The Texas Legislature has approved an overhaul of the academic accountability rating system that issues schools and school districts A to F letter grades.

The grading scale passed last session, hasn't been fully implemented, but has been widely criticized by teachers and classroom advocates - and even some groups that promoted it originally.

The system currently grades schools on five categories and relies heavily on student performance on state-mandated standardized tests. The bipartisan bill cuts the graded categories to three, applies differently to different grades and focuses on student achievement and progress beyond standardized tests.

It passed the Legislature late Sunday and now goes to Gov. Greg Abbott.

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  1. So our state house thinks we can change the fact that Texas consistently maintains the notariety of being the state with the highest rate of dropouts by lowering requirements? Lovely. What they are striving for are more low information voters.

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