Education chief may end policy that boosts ratings
AUSTIN, TX
Texas Education Agency Commissioner Robert Scott is telling
schools that he may suspend the Texas Projection Measure. The
policy allows schools to increase ratings based on an estimate of
whether a student is likely to pass the Texas Assessment of
Knowledge and Skills.
Two years ago, the number of exemplary school districts rose
from 43 last year to 117. About 62 percent of the exemplary school
districts were elevated as a result of the projection model and not
because of the actual performance of their students.
Critics have argued that the projection measure artificially
inflates school ratings.
