Significant changes to the STAAR test caused Ector County ISD’s scores to decline, along with the entire state’s scores.

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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 ...

Nacogdoches ISD has joined a lawsuit against the Texas Education Agency that claims the state’s new, automated online grading ...

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 ...

The US government plans to make more at-home Covid-19 tests available for free this month as the country heads into ...

The program, offered through the U.S. Health and Human Services (HHS) agency, will offer up to four nasal swab tests per U.S.

Plainview and other school districts contend TEA commissioner Mike Morath should have had the STAAR evaluated by an impartial ...

During the Sept. 17 board meeting, officials set a goal to increase the number of students who pass the STAAR for math and ...