Teach the Vote's Week in Review: Sept. 2, 2016

Date Posted: 9/02/2016 | Author: Jennifer Mitchell, CAE
Here are some stories that made education news this week as you started your new school year:

The Texas Commission on Next Generation Assessments and Accountability (TCONGAA) has finalized its recommendations and considerations for further study to the governor and state legislature. The commission’s final recommendations include the following:
- Implement an Individualized, Integrated System of Multiple Assessments Using Computerized-Adaptive Testing and Instruction.
- Allow the Commissioner of Education to Approve Locally Developed Writing Assessments.
- Support the Continued Streamlining of the Texas Essential Knowledge and Skills (TEKS).
- Limit State Testing to the Readiness Standards.
- Add College-Readiness Assessments to the Domain IV (Postsecondary Readiness) Indicators and Fund, with State Resources, a Broader Administration of College-Readiness Assessments.
- Align the State Accountability System with ESSA Requirements.
- Eliminate Domain IV (Postsecondary Readiness) from State Accountability Calculations for Elementary Schools.
- Place Greater Emphasis on Growth in Domains I–III in the State Accountability System.
- Retain the Individual Graduation Committee (IGC) Option for Graduation as Allowed by TEC, §28.0258.

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