Changes made to Texas standardized tests to avoid glitches

DALLAS (AP) — Texas Education Agency officials say revamped efforts and nearly $20 million in improvements should help avoid glitches as standardized testing begins this week.The Dallas Morning News reports the upgrades are meant to avoid online problems with the State of Texas Assessments of Academic Readiness, or STAAR. The exams help determine whether students get promoted or graduate.
Glitches happened last March during the first year that New Jersey-based Educational Testing Serv