By Sahar Chmais

For clarification, this is A-F rating for schools, not students. 

AUSTIN — The Texas Education Agency (TEA) has paused A-F rating for the 2020-2021 school year due to COVID-19 disruptions. The agency has decided to continue STAAR testing to gauge what students have learned throughout the year and to measure the impact of the pandemic on education. 

TEA would like to use STAAR testing as a tool to assess how teachers and parents need to help their students grow. The test will...