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Are Texas schools and students making the grade? (video)

Texas Tribune reporter Aliyya Swaby weighs testing and accountability standards with a panel of experts at the Tribune's March public education symposium.

by Texas Tribune Staff

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Texas Tribune reporter Aliyya Swaby weighs testing and accountability standards with Richard Carranza, superintendent of the Houston Independent School District; Courtney L. Boswell, executive director of Texas Aspires; Louis Malfaro, president of Texas American Federation of Teachers; and Theresa Trevino, president of the board for Texans Advocating for Meaningful Student Assessment, at the Tribune's March public education symposium. 

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