The Texas Education Agency has clarified the reason behind recent changes to student scores. According to the agency, the changes were made as a result of a proactive review. This review identified opportunities to give students more credit.

The agency's director of media relations provided this information on Friday. He stated that the changes were not made to correct errors made by machines.

Further details about the review and scoring changes are available from the agency. The director of media relations provided information to clarify the situation and address claims about AI-scoring.