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Caballero like many parents felt the strain of virtual learning. The disruption of 2020 is feared to have caused many students to lag behind in their grade level. TEA estimates students lost about six months of instructional learning during the pandemic, and suspect the upcoming STAAR exam results reflect just that. "We have been contacted right and left from parents who just have those concerns about their child not being on grade level," said Stacey Tardif, the operations manager at Frog Tutoring, which is based in Fort Worth. She said they've been working with families to help get their ...

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Updated 2 hours ago NBCUniversal, Inc. The ongoing COVID-19 pandemic will not cancel state-mandated standardized testing for the second year in a row. STAAR (State of Texas Assessments of Academic Readiness) tests will get underway this week, nearly one year after the State of Texas canceled the exams at the outset of the pandemic in Spring 2020. Download our NBC DFW mobile app for Apple or Android to get alerts for local breaking news and weather. The twist for this school year is that passing the exams will have no bearing on whether students in fifth and eighth grades get to graduate and m...

Students who take the test will have to do so in person, but Texas Education Agency Commissioner Mike Morath says the state doesn't have the "logistical ability to do the STAAR remotely."

Mike Morath, the Texas Education Commissioner, told the Texas Tribune that students who are learning remotely will not need to take the STAAR test because it's simply not offered remotely.