House Bill (HB) 4 by Chairman Brad Buckley (R–Salado) has been voted out of committee and will be headed to the House floor soon. The bill would substantially overhaul Texas's testing and accountability system. The revised version of HB 4 overhauls the testing system by switching to a nationally norm-referenced test and creating short, through-year tests that more accurately measure student growth. These changes would provide educators with timely feedback in order to help inform instruction.
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Michael Spurlin
ATPE
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