Texas state representatives request to put STAAR test on hold this school year

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sahar.chmais, on November 19, 2020

by Sahar Chmais

About 67 Texas House Representatives have banded together to request a waiver for the State of Texas Assessment of Academic Readiness (STAAR) exam during the 2020-2021 school year.

State Representative Diego M. Bernal for District 123 sent out the letter on Nov. 18. Bernal asked for the STAAR test to be waived completely, but if they cannot waive it, then the second request would be to use it as a diagnostic instrument to see where students stand academically, not as an asses...

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