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HISD students fail new exams
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[39online.com] - This is not exactly shocking, according to district spokesman Jason Spencer. "We knew this was going to be a much tougher test, and it delivered," he said. The STAR test replaced the TAKS test, and HISD officials say it's a lot harder.
Troubling test scores attacked with HISD summer school
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[MyFox Houston] - We knew this new set of exams was going to be tough and was going to really stretch our students," said Jason Spencer, HISD's spokesman. Nearly half of HISD's 9th graders failed the STAAR end of course writing exam. More than 40 percent missed the mark
HISD offers bonuses, extra pay to lure summer school teachers
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[Houston Chronicle] - The plan is under way - the administration considered the recruiting incentive an emergency - but the board still needs to sign off, said HISD spokesman Jason Spencer. The district is targeting teachers who work with ninth- and 12th-graders
Last day of school just a temporary respite for some
www.chron.com
[Houston Chronicle] - HISD spokesman Jason Spencer would not discuss the district's test results until all the scores were compiled, but he said a "significant number" of ninth-graders failed the end-of-course exams and will have to retake them.
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