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 ...

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

COLLEGE STATION, Texas (KBTX) - The College Station ISD Board of Trustees met Tuesday to discuss the district’s performance in the STAAR assessment and overview the district’s improvement plans for ...

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

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 ...

Pete Rathburn is a copy editor and fact-checker with expertise in economics and personal finance and over twenty years of experience in the classroom. The state of Texas experienced peak oil ...

Both plaintiffs and defendants saw Monday’s verdict as a victory. By Liza Kalinina, Texas Community Health News 9 hours ago Families no longer must make the 160-mile trip to find care ...

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Texas has a Republican trifecta and a Republican triplex. The Republican Party controls the offices of governor, secretary of state, attorney general, and both chambers of the state legislature. As of ...