Teach the Vote's Week in Review: Oct. 9, 2026
ATPE testifies at Senate Education interim hearings. Plus: Join ATPE and the National Board for Professional Teaching Standards (NBPTS) for a webinar Oct. 15.
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STAAR rescoring requests raise questions about test accuracy and accountability
TEA received nearly three times as many requests to rescore open-ended responses on reading assessments this spring as it did the previous year.
Day two of Senate Education Committee hearings focus on vouchers, parental rights, and student discipline
Interim charges on the agenda included evaluating the implementation of the voucher program, studying implementation of laws concerning parental rights and library books, and student discipline.
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