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Dallas ISD principals, area districts discuss new end-of-course tests and...
comments () We now know that Dallas ISD trustees will decide next week to delay using the state’s new STAAR test scores toward high school students’ class rankings and GPAs until next school year. The...
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Your thoughts on the new STAAR exam, which rolled out today
comments () Good luck to students taking the new State of Texas Assessments of Academic Readiness (STAAR), which debuted in classrooms today. I’d like to hear your … [visit site to read more]
View ArticleDISD ninth graders fall short on new state exam
comments ()Dallas ISD ninth-grade students fell short of the statewide passing rates on the new STAAR exam. It’s the first year of implementation for the more rigorous State of Texas Assessment of...
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Dallas ISD investigating unsecured STAAR tests at Carter High School
Dallas ISD is investigating how a pallet of state testing materials was left in an unsecure area at Carter High School over the weekend. “Given the issues several schools have faced over the years,...
View ArticleDallas ISD’s eighth graders make gains on STAAR exam, fifth graders drop...
Dallas ISD’s eighth-grade students made gains on the state’s exam, while passing rates for fifth graders dropped slightly in math, results show. Improvements made by DISD’s eighth graders on the STAAR...
View ArticleDallas ISD shows mixed results on STAAR exam
As Dallas ISD wraps up its first year under a major reform effort, results on the STAAR are mixed, with gains in some areas and drops in others. The district released results on the State of Texas...
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Which Dallas ISD high schools had the biggest academic gains?
Woodrow Wilson High School JROTC students raise the flags on a new flagpole donated by Louise Woerner Sellers, a 1930 graduate, during the dedication on Tuesday, May 14, 2013. (Rex C. Curry/Special...
View ArticleDallas ISD has ‘met standard’ under new Texas school accountability ratings
The Texas Education Agency announced the new school performance ratings Thursday afternoon, and Dallas ISD has “met standard.” Districts and schools receive either that grade or “improvement...
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Dallas ISD STAAR scores shows mixed results
Fifth-grade reading STAAR scores from April 2014. In Superintendent Mike Miles’ second year in Dallas ISD, elementary and middle school students improved … [visit site to read more]
View ArticleImagine 2020 schools: How did they fare on STAAR tests?
Superintendent Mike Miles invested $8.8 million this school year into a cluster of schools in West Dallas and South Dallas in an effort to improve some of district’s most struggling campuses. The...
View ArticleDallas ISD principal fellows: How did their schools do on STAAR?
Dallas ISD placed 19 new principals into schools this school year who graduated from the Superintendent Mike Miles’ first principals academy class. The principal fellows competed yearlong training in...
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In latest STAAR results, Dallas ISD scores are again mixed
Dallas ISD’s elementary and middle school students improved on the math STAAR exams this year but struggled in nearly all other subjects, especially reading. The results from the state’s standardized...
View ArticleComparing Dallas ISD’s elementary, middle school STAAR results with the state
The Texas Education Agency released preliminary STAAR passing results Thursday for elementary and middle school grades. Dallas ISD’s results on those tests were published on the Education Blog last...
View ArticleDallas ISD end-of-course STAAR passing rates by campus
Students in Dallas ISD’s magnet schools excelled in this year’s end-of-course exams, while their peers in the traditional high schools struggled on many of the tests, according to records obtained by...
View ArticleMore Dallas ISD schools fail to meet state accountability standards
More Dallas ISD schools failed to meet to state academic standards in the 2013-14 school year than in the previous year. According to Texas Education Agency data released Friday, 43 Dallas ISD schools...
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What happened at Umphrey Lee Elementary School in DISD?
What happened here? (Google) Umphrey Lee Elementary School was one of … [visit site to read more]
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Dallas ISD amends new teacher evaluation, eliminates some exams for...
Jason JanikA teacher at Quintanilla Middle School helps a student. Dallas ISD announced Thursday it will eliminate some new exams for art, music and physical education … [visit site to read more]
View ArticleDallas ISD loses ground on state on 9 of 11 STAAR tests
The statewide STAAR results released Monday show that Dallas ISD has lost ground on its peers in recent years. The Texas Education Agency has released the passing rates for 11 state exams so far this...
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Dallas ISD STAAR results for high-school students dip slightly or stay flat
By Tawnell D. Hobbs and Holly K. Hacker Staff Writers Passing rates on the STAAR exam for Dallas … [visit site to read more]
View ArticleCheck out end-of-course STAAR scores for Dallas ISD and the state
Here are charts showing how Dallas ISD and the state as a whole performed on the end-of-course STAAR exams. These are for first-time test takers, spring 2014 vs. spring 2015. A much smaller number of...
View ArticleDespite Imagine 2020, middle schools in South, West Dallas still struggle
Dallas ISD middle schools in West and South Dallas continue to struggle despite an influx of extra money, resources and teachers two years ago to boost scores. Superintendent Mike Miles started...
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Dallas ISD has fewer failing schools in latest state ratings, mirroring...
Pinkston High School made it … [visit site to read more]
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Grand Prairie ISD makes initial inquiries into new fine arts campus
A rendering of what a new Grand Prairie Fine Arts … [visit site to read more]
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STAAR test glitches 'simply unacceptable,' Texas education chief says
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STAAR test question with no right answer among dozens of complaints as Texas...
Students work on a practice English test in Frisco. (File Photo/Staff) By EVA-MARIE AYALA … [visit site to read more]
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Despite messy test season and flat STAAR results, education agency says...
File photo Updated at 4:55 p.m. with new information about inspecting writing tests. Fifth- and eighth-grade students performed about the same — if not slightly better … [visit site to read more]
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Bumpy STAAR tests 'unacceptable' but will still be used to grade schools,...
Students work on a practice English test in Frisco. (File Photo/Staff) Texas Education … [visit site to read more]
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Sloppy STAAR tests have schools worried about security, accuracy
The New York Times This story has been updated throughout. Texas school officials worry that this … [visit site to read more]
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Parents sue to scrap this year's STAAR results after tests plagued with...
File photo This story has been updated throughout. Parents from the Dallas, Houston and Austin areas are suing to have this year’s STAAR results thrown … [visit site to read more]
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