Education commissioner responds to superintendents over STAAR tests
Texas Education Commissioner Mike Morath acknowledged frustrations from about 50 superintendents including Randal O'Brien of Goose Creek CISD Keith Moore of Crosby ISD and James Hopper of Anahuac ISD who reported online testing glitches reversed bubble sheets and missing answers. The letter cites STAAR and STAAR A issues, calls for postponing STAAR A results, and notes that 14 000 students were affected while data will be excluded from accountability decisions.
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Texas per pupil funding falls further below national average
In the Texas school finance case awaiting a Texas Supreme Court ruling, per pupil funding dropped to 9,561 dollars per K-12 student in 2015-2016, 2 dollars above the prior year but more than 2,500 dollars below the national average. Texas ranks 38th nationwide as the Legislature cut 5.4 billion in 2011 while over 600 districts sued. inflation and enrollment gains keep the gap from closing.
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Texas winter among warmest on record says climatologist
Texas State Climatologist John Nielsen-Gammon states El Nino is ending but left Texas with one of its warmest winters on record. He notes above normal temperatures and uneven rainfall across regions while forecasting a mild early summer and uncertain long term patterns as La Nina could alter future conditions.
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STAAR Scores Show Varied Results Across Districts
Fifth grade reading and math scores show 13 point above state averages in BHISD with 92 percent math and 89 percent reading. Eighth grade reading and math reach 90 and 94 percent, respectively, with BHISD outperforming state averages in reading by 8 percent and math by nearly 20. Crosby ISD questions STAAR validity amid calls for better measures.
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