San Antonio fourth grade teacher honored for excellence in the classroom, STAAR Test preparation

San Antonio fourth grade teacher honored for excellence in the classroom, STAAR Test preparation

For many students and teachers, the STAAR test can be a source of stress and anxiety. But at Mark Twain Dual Language Academy, one teacher is flipping that narrative and getting recognized for it.Magda Esparza, a fourth grade teacher with the San Antonio Independent School District, has been named Teacher of the Year at Mark Twain Dual Language Academy, partly due to her students’ impressive performance on the STAAR exam.“Teaching is my life, te…