Texas Senate agrees on education bill to cut school testing

Source: elpasotimes.com Posted By: Benny Penito..4013 days ago

The Texas Senate and House still must reconcile differences over an education bill, but one thing seems certain: the increasing reliance on standardized tests in Texas high schools is over.

After weeks of behind-the-scenes negotiations, Republicans and Democrats in the Texas Senate on Monday agreed on an education bill. In some aspects of curriculum, it differs from a bill passed in March by the Texas House. But both bills cut the number of standardized tests Texas students must take from 15 to....

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