Some Texas families and teachers criticize the end-of-the-year STAAR test for the enormous burdens it puts on students. They say the test is too long; it can take up to seven hours to finish. Some parents report their kids don’t want to go to school on testing days.

School districts may make a data submission error “on very rare occasions," but there are processes to allow school districts to correct the data, TEA Commissioner Mike Morath said.

Abilene ISD still has several campuses that received a ‘D’ letter grade from the Texas Education Agency despite showing improvement at other schools. The Texas Education Agency released accountability ratings Friday for all districts and schools across the state.