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

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 ...

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

Oversight and metrics are necessary for any statewide institution, but teachers and parents are well aware of the stress students experience when preparing for the STAAR test at the end of every ...

According to the company, the center, which officially opens on Thursday, September 26, will serve as a hub for hands-on ...

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

SpaceX fired up the engines of its sixth Starship vehicle on Wednesday (Sept. 18) to gear up for a test flight that's ...

Rishabh Pant and Shubman Gill put on 167 runs in the second innings to give India a stronghold in the ongoing 1st Test against Bangladesh in Chennai. Pant slammed his 6th Test ton, which put on ...

But there was a unique sight in the final practice session on Saturday ahead of Sunday’s Singapore Grand Prix when an adventurous lizard put a halt to proceedings. The curious reptile ventured ...

Desaturation during the 6-minute walk test is a significant predictive factor for mortality in patients with idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis.

How often you should get your blood work analyzed depends on your age, the type of blood test and your personal health. The complete blood count routine test provides a snapshot of your body's ...