Keri Heath
K-12 Education Reporter at Austin American-Statesman
K-12 Education Reporter @statesman. [email protected]. ATX native. Writer. Runner. Fantasy nerd. Formerly @GalvNews, @NewBraunfelsHZ. she/her
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1 week ago |
statesman.com | Keri Heath
Texas elementary and middle school students improved slightly in reading language arts scores this year, but showed spottier performance in math, according to state test results released Tuesday by the Texas Education Agency. While math scores for third through eighth grade students still lag behind pre-pandemic levels, reading scores have surpassed 2019 rates, according to the data from this spring’s State of Texas Assessments of Academic Readiness.
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1 week ago |
statesman.com | Keri Heath
Eanes school district Superintendent Jeff Arnett announced Monday he'll retire on July 31, after three years leading the West Austin district. Arnett will leave the 7,700-student district to join the National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum, in Cooperstown, N.Y., where he has previously worked, according to an announcement from the district. Arnett has been with the Eanes district for nine years and formerly was a deputy superintendent before he became superintendent in 2022.
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2 weeks ago |
statesman.com | Keri Heath
A group of about a dozen parents and teachers stood in the grass Thursday beside the Austin school district headquarters calling for more community feedback in a process aimed at improving student scores at three North Austin schools. The group — called ATX United for Public Schools — wants more time and more opportunity to get involved in creating the state-mandated turnaround plans for Burnet, Dobie and Webb middle schools, which have repeatedly failed to meet state academic standards.
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2 weeks ago |
statesman.com | Keri Heath
A group of parents and students gathered Tuesday in front of the downtown Austin building that houses the Texas Education Agency to voice their frustration with the process to develop campus turnaround plans for three failing North Austin middle schools. The advocates stood at the shady side entrance to the William B.
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2 weeks ago |
yahoo.com | Alexis Simmerman |Keri Heath
Alexis Simmerman and Keri Heath, Austin American-StatesmanTue, June 10, 2025 at 7:00 PM UTC2 min readSTAAR results for high school students are now available. Results for grades three through eight will be released June 17. High school students in the Lone Star State can now view their STAAR results from this spring. On Tuesday, the Texas Education Agency (TEA) released end-of-course assessment data from the State of Texas Assessments of Academic Readiness (STAAR).
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