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Ector County ISD trustees met Tuesday for a regular board meeting and heard updates on enrollment numbers as well as STAAR ...

On Tuesday, September 10, ECISD trustees received a presentation on STAAR and end of course exam data from the 2023-2024 ...

College Station ISD had some ups and downs in its STAAR accountability results, but overall the district continues to perform at a higher level than state averages in all categories.

The district saw a decline in early childhood reading and math performance alongside improvements to college, career and ...

Like Sagamore Hill, Springdale’s test scores point to signs of growth — the school posted a 12-point gain in the number of ...

In 2023-24, teacher vacancies and problems implementing new curriculum affected Corpus Christi ISD student performance on state tests.

Standardized testing has always been a mixed bag. Oversight and metrics are necessary for any statewide institution, but teachers and parents are well aware of the stress students experience when ...

ABILENE, Texas (KTAB/KRBC) – Students prepare all year for the STAAR Test, hoping to make a good grade and get passed ... He was even reading at a college level while he was in elementary ...

STAAR test results for grades 3 through ... much the same as last year, in math for example, but others were down from last year such as in fifth grade science. Third grade spring 2024 math ...

Nacogdoches ISD has joined a lawsuit against the Texas Education Agency that claims the state’s new, automated online grading system for the STAAR test is flawed. The district’s board of trustees ...

Looking at the percentages of students who passed and failed state tests, trustee Dawn Miller said the numbers were unacceptable. Administrators noted that the STAAR was redesigned and was given ...