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Schools Matter: Texas Commissioner Robert Scott Takes on Testing-Industrial Complex--Gets Standing O

Schools Matter: Texas Commissioner Robert Scott Takes on Testing-Industrial Complex--Gets Standing O:

Texas Commissioner Robert Scott Takes on Testing-Industrial Complex--Gets Standing O

By TASA's Jenny LaCoste-Caputo:

Commissioner Scott delivers no-holds-barred speech at Midwinter

Texas Education Commissioner Robert Scott delivered a surprising speech to the thousands in attendance at TASA’s 2012 Midwinter Conference Tuesday afternoon, invoking a pull-no-punches tone and sharing his frank opinions on the state’s accountability program, his frustration with bureaucratic meddling – both the feds’ and the state’s - and even the names of a few folks who make him mad enough to want to stay in an incredibly difficult job that makes him lose sleep and miss meals.

Usually, Scott delivers a Power Point presentation full of AP participation rates, NAEP scores and graduation