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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

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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

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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

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https://t.co/QwuyBKP2Qe

[Austin Statesman @statesman]

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

[Lauren Rocco Dougherty @laurenrocco]

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

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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

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Spread the word! STAAR test town hall meeting Friday, February 12 at 5:30-6:30 pm. #staar #txed #txlege Via @TexasAFT with @RepAllenTX131 @GaryVanDeaver

[Texas AFT @TexasAFT]

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

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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

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STAAR Spring 2021 Exam: To be or not to be. Take Senator Menéndez's Survey to voice your input. #txlege #txed #staar

[José Menéndez @Menendez4Texas]

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

[Texas Education Agency @teainfo]

TEA statement in support of @GovAbbott’s statewide closure of schools for the remainder of the 2019-20 academic year #TxEd #StayHomeTexas #ApartTogether

[TASAnet @tasanet]

Response by ⁦@GovAbbott⁩ to a reporter’s question on Sunday as to whether #txed schools would reopen this school year: https://t.co/wLm6mR5lZf

[Texas Education Agency @teainfo]

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

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Please share: Answers to frequently asked questions about COVID-19's impact on schools, via @texascta #txed

https://t.co/jthOC6RD0O

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More details from Commissioner Morath concerning effects of STAAR test waiver to follow later this week. #txed #staartest. Letters via @GovAbbott @teainfo

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TX STAAR test waived due to Coronavirus. #staar #staartest #txed https://t.co/0pGt5v7PNe

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A note on some upcoming changes to #STAAR. #txed #txlege https://t.co/uNvoRFV0zQ

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Love this! #KidsDeserveIt #txlege

[Greg Abbott @GregAbbott_TX]

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

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STAAR Statewide Results Comparison of 2019 to 2018: https://t.co/T3pYZuEeUr
#staar #txlege #txed

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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

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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