Texas’ school ratings remain in limbo as the state and school districts fight over how strict the grading should be

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  • Texas' school ratings, which grade public schools based on metrics like how students performed in the state's standardized test or how ready they are for a career after high school graduation, have been delayed this year because of a court battle between several school districts and the state. Credit: Pu Ying Huang for The Texas Tribune
    Texas' school ratings, which grade public schools based on metrics like how students performed in the state's standardized test or how ready they are for a career after high school graduation, have been delayed this year because of a court battle between several school districts and the state. Credit: Pu Ying Huang for The Texas Tribune

    “Texas’ school ratings remain in limbo as the state and school districts fight over how strict the grading should be” was first published by The Texas Tribune, a nonprofit, nonpartisan media organization that informs Texans — and engages with them — about public policy, politics, government and statewide issues.

    About six years ago, the Kingsville Independent School District was only one of nine pu…