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Two-Minute Take: How the STAAR Test Helps Students

Anne Wicks, the Ann Kimball Johnson Bush Institute Education Reform Initiative Director, explains how the STAAR test can help educators understand if children are falling behind-- especially during a pandemic.

Article by Anne Wicks November 20, 2020 //   1 minute read
Anne Wicks, the Ann Kimball Johnson Bush Institute Education Reform Initiative Director, explains how the STAAR test can help educators understand if children are falling behind-- especially during a pandemic.

Anne Wicks

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