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Texas schools got billions in federal pandemic relief. It is coming to an end as the school year starts. Students at Lorenzo G. Alarcon Elementary School this summer open boxes of school supplies paid for with Elementary and Secondary School Emergency Relief (ESSER) funds in San Elizario. Credit: Texas Tribune / Justin Hamel

Texas schools got billions in federal pandemic relief. It is coming to an end as the school year starts.

EducationOversight.org August 20, 2024
The $43 million infusion the Port Arthur Independent School District received in federal COVID-19 pandemic relief funds...
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Houston ISD board presses superintendent about test score declines among some disadvantaged students Houston ISD Superintendent Mike Miles, at podium, speaks to the district’s board of managers on Thursday, Aug. 15, 2024, at the Hattie Mae White Educational Support Center. Credit: Adam Zuvanich / Houston Public Media

Houston ISD board presses superintendent about test score declines among some disadvantaged students

EducationOversight.org August 20, 2024
In non-NES schools, the percentages of students meeting grade-level standards on the third-grade STAAR tests declined among...
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After six years of low scores for students learning English, Texas educators say it’s the test’s fault English learners' scores in a test designed to assess their handling of the language saw a sharp drop six years ago and have remained low. The drop coincided with the state's redesign of the test, which included the adoption of an automated system to score responses. Credit: Greta Díaz González Vázquez for The Texas Tribune

After six years of low scores for students learning English, Texas educators say it’s the test’s fault

EducationOversight.org August 20, 2024
English-learning students’ scores on a state test designed to measure their mastery of the language fell sharply...
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