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Bill McHenry

Associate professor, St. Edwards University

Bill McHenry is an associate professor of counseling education at St. Edward’s University. His research interests include STAAR testing, group testing, assessment tools and understanding outcomes.

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What Texas parents need to know about STAAR

By Bill McHenry,

If your student is identified through the STAAR test as having weaknesses in one or more areas, keep in mind that is not an attack on your student, nor is it an attack on you as a parent. Rather, it is a challenge to you, your student, the teachers and school to find additional ways to grasp the concepts the child does not understand.