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Austin ISD Cancels School Partnership | Texas News
Austin ISD has scrapped its plan to partner with the Texas Council for International Studies to shield three middle schools from potential state takeover, after the Texas Education Agency blocked the 1882 partnership. With state accountability ratings looming, experts warn that failing grades could trigger commissioner intervention — even as recent test scores show modest gains but still leave less than a third of students at grade level. The teachers’ union sees the cancellation as a step toward district autonomy, while Austin ISD vows to continue turnaround efforts already underway. If…
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