Five Texas school districts have filed a new lawsuit over the state’s methods for measuring academic accountability, putting a hold on Thursday’s planned release of A-F ratings.
As of Monday, the order barring the release of A-F ratings is temporary, preventing TEA from releasing the ratings this week as planned. TEA was slated to release official ratings to districts on Tuesday and to the public on Thursday.
Last year, the crux of the lawsuit hinged on changes made to the way TEA measured accountability after students the measurements were based on had already graduated. This year, Maddox said the focus of the lawsuit is on the standardized tests much of the accountability ratings are based on. Maddox said the use of artificial intelligence to grade written responses on the STAAR test invalidates their results. He added that new rules narrowing access to alternative STAAR tests for special education students was also problematic.
“The A-F accountability system is good for kids,” agency officials said in the statement. “It is why the legislature adopted a strong A-F framework to help improve the quality of student learning across the state, give parents a clear understanding of how well their schools are performing and establish clear expectations for school leaders so they can better serve students.
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