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AÑO 26 | NÚM. 1198 < WWW.QUEONDAMAGAZINE.COM > 15 DE ABRIL - 21 DE ABRIL | 2021 FREE! ¡GRATIS! 2 15 DE ABRIL - 21 DE ABRIL | 2021 WWW.QUEONDAMAGAZINE.COM Get a high-quality, affordable education! for summer Register nowand fall classes. We offer: Summer Sessions Fall Semester • University transfer classes Start Starts • Workforce/career training Session I: June 7 August 30 • Evening and weekend classes Session II: July 15 • Affordable tuition • Financing options LSC-North Harris: 281.618.5400 LSC-East Aldine Center: 346.378.7503 QueOndaAD_10x6_fall2021.indd 1 LoneStar.edu/LearnMore JUNTOS SÍ 4/1/21 8:52 AM PODEMOS Las vacunas contra el COVID son nuestro rayo de esperanza para estar con nuestros seres queridos. Cuando sea su turno, vacúnese. Las vacunas han mostrado ser seguras y efectivas, y pueden obtenerse sin costo. Por su salud, por el amor a los suyos. Por estar juntos otra vez. 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Esparza Dr. Sergio Lira companies that Education Consultant makes test prep materials and received a phone call a few days ago from my daugh- actual STAAR ter, she asked me, knowing that I have spent thirty testing mate- I years in public education, “Should my son take the rials to assess STAAR (State Test Assessment for Academic Readi- and evaluate ness) test or opt out?” I paused for a few seconds be- all standardize cause I have never been asked this question. I thought, exam in Texas “Should my grandson take the STAAR test ? He is in the received a $388 fourth grade; a grade that strongly determines a school million contract ranking in the elementary level, eight grade in middle to administer school and End of Courses in high school. The words “To the STAAR for Test or Not To Test?” lit up in my head like neon lights the next four on a Friday night football game scoreboard at Barnett years. Push Stadium. back is more ev- FOUNDED BY: ident to this big José G. Esparza And Lilia S. Esparza This is the question. Undoubtedly, the pandemic waste of taxpay- /1993/ PO BOX 1805 has had a major impact on our educational Pre-K – 12 er’s dollars. CYPRESS TEXAS 77410 school systems in the state of Texas and nationwide. Ev- Phone: (713)880-1133 Fax: (713)880-2322 ery year, students are required to take many tests and State senator Jose Menendez, author of HB exams to determine their levels of performance and to PUBLISHERS 2058, wants to remove end of course STAAR for grad- GABRIEL ESPARZA guide instructional programs. However, Texas uses the uating seniors. This bill would temporarily disregard [email protected] standardized STAAR exam as an exam for accountabili- STAAR exams for Biology, Algebra I, and English I, II as PUBLIC RELATIONS ty (rating of every schools and districts in Texas on a A-F graduation requirements. This make sense, after spend- AMANDA G. ESPARZA scale). Taking this exam requires further examination [email protected] ing fi fteen years in high school as a school administrator, due to the high stakes. I recall thinking why do we need all these stressful stan- SPORTS EDITOR MICHAEL A. ESPARZA dardized exams when we already have weekly quizzes, michaele@queondamagazine .com The STAAR exam has been a source of contro- district assessments, exams, and fi nals to pass from one WRITERS versy for many years. President Biden administration course to the next in high school? The loss of instruction- MICHAEL WHITMIRE recently declared that all students should take their al time due to testing is staggering. For example, in one RENZO HEREDIA ANTHONY GALLIEN state’s standardized test because states accountability hundred and eighty school days, and average of eighty TONY DIAZ systems play an important role in advancing education- days a year is spent on preparing for a test, testing and TATCHO MINDIOLA DR SERGIO LIRA al equity. (Johnson, Sydney. EdSorce, Feb. 20, 2021.) reviewing a test. The instructional time to introduce new Well, there is more to it than meets the eye. concepts and develop applicational skills has been dwin- FOTOGRAPH VICTOR LOPEZ dling less and less every year due to testing. Addition- Los contenidos periodísticos que se incluyen en este resumen Do you remember taking the IOWA basic skills ally, standardized tests have been used not to advance informativo son propiedad intelectual y responsabilidad exclusiva test in elementary school? Do you remember all the equity. On the contrary, the results have been used to de los medios emisores y de sus autores y no representan de manera weekly exams, fi nals, and six and nine weeks report consistently put the spotlight on poor children of poverty alguna la opinion de la revista ¡Que Onda! cards? When George W. Bush was our wonderful Texas and color as consistent failures. Also, poor schools have DISTRIBUTION NEWSPAPER DISTRIBUTION governor, he passed a resolution called No Child Left Be- been consistently labeled as failure schools. COMPANY hind; when he became president, he took this initiative QUE ONDA MAGAZINE Prides itself in keeping a to Washington and made it nationwide. The idea was set Finally, since there is a strong movement from high standard and devotingly opposes any type of high standards and establish measurable goals by sup- mostly educated parents to opt out of the Texas STAAR misleading advertising. porting standard based education reform to help disad- exam because the unintended consequences have been CLOSE EDITION: Friday 5:00pm vantaged students. Now, in addition, to the IOWA test, revealed. Also, this academic pandemic school year, stu- OFFICE HOURS: 9:00 am - 6:00pm / Monday - Friday students were now required to take the TABS, TEAMS, dents have missed in person instructions at a twenty, DEADLINES: Friday 12:00 am TAAS and STAAR (all an evolution of Texas standard- thirty, and in some schools, up to fi fty percent due to ab- Ads containing special art, photos or proof will be required ized tests). sences. It makes sense to hold harmless all students this a week in advance. Una Publicación Semanal Derechos year on standardized testing in Texas. I responded to my Reservados Copyright 2007 Although, the intent is a good idea, standardized daughter, “Due to the immense fragmented learning due testing has evolved to a testing monster. It is a high-lev- to the pandemic, and that there are many other ways el stressful exam to pass and to meet graduation re- to assess student learnings and progress, I recommend quirements for seniors. More important; it has become that your son opt out of STAAR testing this year.” big business. Pearson and Cambium are the publishing ESTA EN TODAS PARTES 15 DE ABRIL - 21 DE ABRIL | 2021 WWW.QUEONDAMAGAZINE.COM 5 VERIZON SE ASOCIA A UNIVISION A FIN DE OFRECER EXPERIENCIAS CON 5G PARA VER LOS PARTIDOS DE LA LIGA MX con banda ancha 5G Ultra de Veri- que los fanáticos tengan una experi- zon, donde los equipos de producción encia superior al ver las trasmisiones erizon y Univision anunciaron se ofrecerá en la aplicación de TUDN de Univision podrán realizar todo su en medios tradicionales, con tec- hoy una sociedad de varios años o en navegadores de internet a los afi - proceso con 5G de Verizon. Verizon y nología de Chyron y Tracab. Esto per- Vque podrá ofrecer a los fans ex- cionados en Estados Unidos. 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