A state appeals court has ruled the Texas Education Agency can release its 2024 ratings of the state’s school districts, overturning a previous ruling in a legal battle that has stretched nearly two years.

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Texas Education Agency to release schools’ 2024 performance ratings after court ruling

An appeals court granted the state approval to release the ratings after doing the same for 2023 scores in April.

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Texas Education Agency cleared to release 2023 school accountability ratings, appeals court rules

A judge had blocked the release of the state’s 2023 school ratings after a lawsuit from more than 120 Texas school districts.

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ouston ISD state-appointed Superintendent Mike Miles recently testified in favor of legislation that would give state education leaders more power to “increase the rigor” of the standards used to rate school districts annually. 

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‘What gets measured gets fixed’: HISD Super Mike Miles advocates for reforming state school rating system

The state agency is seeking to raise its standards for schools, making it more difficult for them to obtain higher scores.

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