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

Texas schools won’t receive A-F accountability grades after a judge granted a new order temporarily blocking them on ...

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

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

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

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 ...

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 College Station ISD Board of Trustees met Tuesday to discuss the district’s performance in the STAAR assessment and ...

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

Texas schools won’t receive A-F accountability grades after a judge granted a new order temporarily blocking them on ...