Local school districts rate As and Bs

Local school districts rate As and Bs

After 19 months of court challenges by several districts, the Texas Education Agency has released school accountability ratings for the 2022-23 school year. The 2023-24 rankings are still blocked pending the resolution of a second lawsuit. No scores were released for 2019-20 and 2020-21 because of the pandemic and only partial ratings were released for the 2021-22 school year. The ratings consider three categories including how well high schools…

1 in 5 Texas schools got a D or F rating from 2022-23 under new performance standards

Editors’ note: Last Thursday the Texas Education Association released data from school accountability ratings that had been withheld by a lawsuit for 19 months. A story in the nonprofit Texas Tribune by Sneha Dey and Rob Reid helped provide context for understanding the data; we appreciate the opportunity to reprint the opening portion of it here.