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School accountability grades still blocked

by | Sep 26, 2024 | Education, Latest

An Austin judge has continued the court order blocking the Texas Education Agency (TEA) from releasing its A-F accountability ratings for public schools.

Travis County Judge Daniella DeSeta Lyttle scheduled a trial in February on the suit filed by five independent school districts — Pecos-Barstow-Toyah, Crandall, Forney, Fort Stockton, and Kingsville.

The suit questions the Texas Education Agency’s (TEA) use of computers to score students’ essays on the State of Texas Assessments of Academic Readiness or STAAR test.

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