Accountability in Texas education should not be a participation trophy | Opinion
. Last week’s national assessment results are lower than they have been in a generation. But while the pandemic certainly had an impact, Texas’ scores have been declining since the early 2010s. As it stands today, 60% of Texas students cannot do math on grade level according to our state test. On national assessments, less than a quarter of Texas 8th graders are proficient in math.
These proposals do not provide transparency or accountability for parents, taxpayers, or businesses that will employ future graduates. They turn state education accountability into participation trophies, allowing districts to pick and choose non-academic measures upon which to grade themselves. And they explicitly deemphasize student learning in the fundamentals of reading and math.
It is ironic that one of the proposals is the elimination of all state history assessments given that these proposals represent failed ideas that ignore the hard-learned lessons of the past. Beginning in the 2000s, our state gave in to demands for less rigorous accountability and assessment systems, planting the seeds for an academic freefall that state leaders have recently begun tackling head-on. Now those proposals are back to water down standards again.
France Dernières Nouvelles, France Actualités
Similar News:Vous pouvez également lire des articles d'actualité similaires à celui-ci que nous avons collectés auprès d'autres sources d'information.
Counties across Texas see less early voters now compared to 2018, data showsABC13 looked at the latest numbers from the Secretary of State's office in Austin and compared them to the early voter turnout in 2018. Here is the breakdown.
Lire la suite »
Did Jim Crane overpay in the Astros deal? Texas Supreme Court to decide if decade-long spat goes trialLawyers for Crane told the Texas Supreme Court last week that their client was duped into...
Lire la suite »
Attorney General Candidate Rochelle Garza Campaigns in North TexasDemocratic nominee for Texas Attorney General Rochelle Garza campaigned in North Texas today, making stops at the University of Texas at Arlington.
Lire la suite »
Improvement across the board the goal as Colorado men’s basketball hits game weekThe Colorado men’s basketball team did plenty of good things in the preseason finale Sunday night against Nebraska. The Buffaloes also know they were far from perfect.
Lire la suite »
Woman extradited to Texas after handcuffed, malnourished kids escaped home, report saysA woman whose twin children were found handcuffed and malnourished after they escaped their Houston-area home has been extradited to Texas.
Lire la suite »
400 Migrants Cross Border into Texas -- 60 Arrested for TrespassingTexas Department of Public Safety troopers arrested 60 migrants for trespassing on a ranch near the border.
Lire la suite »