The Texas Education Agency (TEA) said connectivity issues caused the disruptions on day one of the five-day testing period.
TEXAS, USA — Students in Texas on Wednesday will try again to take the STAAR test after statewide tech issues were reported on Tuesday, impacting thousands.
The Texas Education Agency (TEA) said connectivity issues caused the disruptions on day one of the five-day testing period.
This school year, the STAAR tests are being administered on paper, online or a combination of the two. The problems only affected students taking the online version of STAAR, officials said. The TEA said it doesn’t allow students to switch testing methods once they have begun the test.
The TEA sent out the following email Tuesday acknowledging the tech issue:
“Earlier today, districts experienced connectivity issues with the STAAR Online Testing Platform (SOTP). We posted updates to the STAAR Assessment Management System dashboard every 10 minutes to keep districts apprised of the progress in resolving the…
