Should this year’s STAAR test be canceled? One lawmaker’s plea has bipartisan support

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AUSTIN, Texas — A Texas politician sent a letter to the Texas Education Agency on Nov. 18 asking to cancel the State of Texas Assessment of Academic Readiness (STAAR) test this school year.

Rep. Diego M. Bernal sent the bipartisan letter to TEA Commissioner Mike Morath and asked him to seek the federal waivers necessary to cancel the test for the 2020-21 school year. The letter had the signatures of other…