This caught my attention since some of you are former English/LA teachers- 

https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/education/2024/02/29/479280/almost-half-of-texas-fourth-graders-scored-a-zero-on-the-staar-writing-composition-last-year-teachers-and-researchers-worry-while-the-tea-projects-confidence/?amp=1

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