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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Results of the latest STAAR tests for Wichita Falls ISD prompted the superintendent, Dr. Donny Lee, to call for “drastic” ...

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 ...

Initially addressing the poor 2023-2024 STAAR test results, board members are calling for what Superintendent Dr. Donny Lee ...

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

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 ...

Here they are, in paraphrased form: 1. The percentage of 3rd-graders who score “meets grade level” (Texas education lingo ...

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 Hillsborough County Sheriff's Office arrested 57-year-old Mark Brents and booked him into the Orient Road Jail—the 75 th ...

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