Friday, March 2, 2007
Bill introduced to kill TAKS test
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A bill was filed on Thursday to get rid of the Texas Assessment of Knowledge and Skills (TAKS) graduation test and replace it with end-of-course exams.
Filed jointly by Republican Rep. Rob Eissler, who leads the House Public Education Committee, and Republican Sen. Florence Shapiro, who leads the Senate Education Committee, the legislation would finally kill off the controversial TAKS test system which has been in use three years, plus two other TAKS tests administered in the ninth and 10th grades.
"We can all agree that the TAKS test has outlived its welcome," said Shapiro.
Instead of one big end-of-the-year test, 12 tests would be taken throughout high school: three each in English, math, science and social studies. Students would have to earn a 70 on each exam for a cumulative passing score of at least 840 points to get a diploma.
Last year, more than one in eight high school seniors, or 31,716 students, were not eligible to get a diploma at graduation because they didn't pass all four parts of the TAKS test after multiple tries.
Posted by T.G.
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Killing the TAKS tests is absolutely necessary before any real improvement can be made in our schools. Putting qualified teachers in a flawed system is an uphill battle. I cant wait for this bill to pass.
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Blue Shoe Mike Verified
AMEN! The Texas Music Educator's Association conference in San Antonio re-enforced this as well. It pretty much goes without saying, but we must educate and not train.
Arts are absolutely essential to intellectual development.
Thanks for covering this Alan.
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