Hub for #STAAR test issues. #1 3rd party Social Media Influencer for #TXed & #TXlege during key accountability 83rd session; 2nd overall. Not part of TEA or ETS
Disheartening: Those who educate all the other professions are among the lowest paid.
It is long overdue for #txlege to give tangible value to teachers who mold minds & profoundly impact the upbringing of our children.
https://t.co/rfkAJXJ9oP
#EducationMatters#FairPay#txed
Almost half of Texas fourth graders scored a zero on the STAAR writing composition last year. Teachers and researchers worry, while the TEA projects confidence
https://t.co/kNegcB63DN
#txed#staar#staartest
Texas students this spring will take a newly redesigned version of the State of Texas Assessments of Academic Readiness test, a change educators and school district officials hope will better align the exam with classroom instruction. https://t.co/WUeIa30nFV
We cannot assess student achievement in Texas using STAAR scores until we first acknowledge that the STAAR test itself is a primary reason kids are not getting better instruction during class. #staartest#staar#txed
Many things we could do with $90 million every year (that’s almost $1 Billion every decade), not to mention weeks of test prep, interim and interim prep, benchmarks and benchmark prep, pulling kids from class, and narrow myopic curriculum. #txed#txlege#STAAR Orig source unknown
Reminder: We're hosting a town hall on the STAAR test tomorrow. Join us after work for a Facebook Live conversation with @RepAllenTX131 and Rep. @GaryVanDeaver.
RSVP & invite a friend! https://t.co/ajHmRChtDo
Teachers union continues push to stop #STAAR, even as education commissioner states that remote learners can skip the test. Via @TexasAFT#TXed
https://t.co/hUwo3Ie4WX
We created this survey to hear directly from our parents, students, and educators. Please see tweet thread below, then fill out the survey and make sure your voice is heard. (1/3) #txlege#txed
Senator Menéndez’s Survey on the #STAAR Exam: https://t.co/BFgxktcQXX
In response to coronavirus, @GovAbbott, @teainfo and @TexasDeptofAg have teamed up to launch a free meal finder so parents can access school lunches (and breakfasts) for their kids. Visit https://t.co/t7X1UUdGKe and select “Meal Pick-Up Locations” to find a school near you. #txed
More details from Commissioner Morath concerning effects of STAAR test waiver to follow later this week. #txed#staartest. Letters via @GovAbbott@teainfo
It’s now legal for kids to sell lemonade at stands.
We had to pass a law because police shut down a kid’s lemonade stand.
Thanks to @RepMattKrause.
#txlege#LEMONADE
Please share: Table of education-related bills passed during The 86th #TXlege Session (Jan. 8-May 27, 2019). Click on the bill's name for summaries: https://t.co/X9mlyoEPqi Thanks to @TexasCTA#txed
Special Ed related bill passes: HB 165 "The committee will determine whether the student is required to achieve satisfactory performance on an end-of-course exam to earn an endorsement." via @TexasCTA https://t.co/808BDbthGZ #txed#txlege