Dallas ISD superintendent says new grading method for Texas schools is connected to school voucher debate

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Dallas ISD superintendent says new grading method for Texas schools is connected to school voucher debate
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Dallas ISD’s Board of Trustees voted to join a lawsuit being filed by other smaller districts around the state challenging the changes being implemented by the Texas Education Agency this year.

On their last report card from the state, 21 Dallas ISD schools got Ds or Fs, something teachers and students worked hard to fix.

Changes to the way grades are calculated means those schools won't see the improvements they've made reflected on this upcoming report card. Dallas ISD's Board of Trustees voted to join a lawsuit being filed by other smaller districts around the state challenging the changes being implemented by the Texas Education Agency this year, changes which Elizade said she estimates will cause 42 schools in Dallas ISD to drop not one but two letter grades, despite improving metrics on other tests.

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