Significant changes to the STAAR test caused Ector County ISD’s scores to decline, along with the entire state’s scores. Those changes included new question types, testing format and scoring ...

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 ...

It's STAAR testing time for students across Texas and this year, the Texas Education Agency (TEA) is changing the way it grades the tests. TEA will be using AI software to grade students' written ...

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

September is Deaf Awareness Month and school leaders at Starr Elementary said they believe inclusion means everything.

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

Because of this, they might do especially well on tests of analysis or problem-solving ... overly focused interest in topics or actions is another common sign of ASD. More children are diagnosed ...

It’s about time. STAAR tests have been used to measure student achievement for four years. The performance standards were scheduled to be moved up two years ago, but Williams has been holding ...

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

Cheri Hendrick, director of assessment and accountability, informed the board this is the second year for what is commonly known as STAAR 2.0, a revised version of the tests. “There were limited ...