Standardized testing: 'same church, different pew'

Editor: Re: State Capital Highlights, ‘House bill proposes new standardized test,’ May 7 The old saying, “Same church, different pew,” applies here. The bill proposes to eliminate the STAAR test and replace it with another test — another one, same idea with a different name. Texas has had five major standardized tests — this one will make it six. It proposes a test that compares students’ performance to one another rather than the state’s set standards. Where do you think the state currently gets its state standards? From the overall performance of Texas students. HB4 will also create benchmark tests...

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