Blog entries - January 2010 http://lonestarteachers.com Fri, 10 Sep 2010 15:32:24 +0100 FeedCreator 1.7.3 http://lonestarteachers.com/blog/no-more-taks <p>The Commissioner of Education, Robert Scott, and the Texas Education Agency announced today more information about the next generation of the state testing and accountability program. &nbsp;Starting in the 2011-2012 school year, TAKS tests will be replaced with a "significantly more&nbsp;rigorous" test called the State of Texas Assessments of Academic Readiness or STARR.</p><br/><p>An interesting piece of the new plan calls for a complete suspension of the state's accountability and rating systemRead more Admin Wed, 27 Jan 2010 03:24:06 +0100 STARR