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

Looking at the percentages of students who passed and failed state tests, trustee Dawn Miller said the numbers were unacceptable. Administrators noted that the STAAR was redesigned and was given ...

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 ...

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

Although the official accountability ratings have not yet been released by the Texas Education Agency, due to pending ...

Around this time last year, the education news landscape was buzzing about one school district’s plan to improve test scores ...

Kerrville Independent School District Board of Trustees heard an update on the district’s accountability rating, received a ...

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

Three current and former Fort Worth ISD teachers outlined their concerns with the state of the district, while several others ...

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