Commissioner Morath waives grade 5 and 8 student retesting and retention requirements

As a result of ongoing reporting issues with the stat's testing vendor, Commissioner of Education Mike Morath announced June 10th that the state would be removing student consequences attached to State of Texas Assessments of Academic Readiness (STAAR) for grades fifth and eighth for the 2015-2016 school year. He also cancelled the June 21-22 fifth and eighth grade retest administration.