Houston ISD's standardized test scores are improving and on par with statewide averages after spending years trailing behind, a feat state-appointed Superintendent Mike Miles attributed Thursday to ...

The Texas Education Commissioner has decided to waive promotion requirements for this year's STAAR tests. This comes after several school districts had problems during testing. Superintendent Pete ...

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It's that time of year, when students around the Lone Star State take the State of Texas Assessment of Academic Readiness, or STAAR test, to test, well...their academic readiness. The standardized ...

STAAR results grades 3-8 released Tuesday show Texas students made some gains in reading but are still struggling with math. (Eli Hartman/The Texas Tribune, Eli Hartman/The Texas Tribune) Sign up for ...

/ Texas Education Agency Texas elementary and middle school students made gains in reading this year, prompting education leaders to celebrate the scores as a sign that the state’s focus on literacy ...

STAAR testing begins across Texas on Tuesday. Students sitting for their STAAR exams this week will be part of a new method of evaluating Texas schools: Their written answers on the state’s ...

Texas students' standardized test scores in reading and math moved closer to pre-pandemic levels after falling to levels not seen in a decade the year before, according to results released Friday by ...

THE TEXAS TRIBUNE – State testing data released Friday shows students’ math and science scores slipped as they struggle to catch up after the pandemic. Texas elementary students who took the State of ...