E3 Alliance

The upcoming legislative debate on replacing the STAAR test in Texas highlights a key question posed by E3 Alliance's President and Executive Director, Richard A Tagle's new op-ed in Austin American-Statesman: Should student assessments focus on learning or labels?

His argument for making assessments about true learning is a compelling one that demands attention from all stakeholders in education.

Dive into the discussion: https://ow.ly/Sueo50WrYf6

End the STAAR era: Make assessments about learning, not labels | Opinion It’s easy to test but hard to teach. The next chapter in Texas education policy must start with a bold but simple shift. Assessments must serve …

E3 Alliance staff Priscilla Flores, Policy Analyst and Lauren Thomas, Director of Collaborative Action, presented to UTeach-Liberal Arts students taking the “Intro to Teaching Profession” course.

The dynamic duo shared regional data on student attendance and engagement trends while encouraging the UTeach students to think critically about how to use data to inform their practice.

UTeach-Liberal Arts is a professional secondary teacher preparation program for The University of Texas at Austin undergraduate and post-baccalaureate students planning to teach English (7-12), languages other than English (EC-12), social studies (7-12), or history (7-12). Its four-semester program aims to transform secondary school teacher certification from the ground up with a balanced practical and theoretical approach to teacher preparation.

The University of Texas at Austin is a founding partner of E3 Alliance.

Visit E3’s data portal for education trends and outcomes in Texas: https://ow.ly/zYHG50Qww6t