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Texas education round up: tests and charters | FRISCO Blog | dallasnews.com

Texas education round up: tests and charters | FRISCO Blog | dallasnews.com

Texas education round up: tests and charters

1:35 PM Fri, Jul 09, 2010 |
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charter (Small).JPGA few points of education interest for post-vacationers looking to catch up.
State Education Commissioner Robert Scott told administrators he might cut a provision that permitted schools to boost performance ratings last year by factoring in student's future performance on tests. Critics have questioned the accuracy of the policy, called the Texas Projection Measure. Read more from DMN's Terrence Stutz here.
Charter schools: Why the explosion? When do they work, why do they work and what's produced the controversy over them? DMN's Holly Hacker