The Odessa American is the leading source of local news, information, entertainment and sports for the Permian Basin.

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

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 ...

"While Plaintiffs attempt to run from the reality that they did not prepare their students to succeed on this (year’s) STAAR test, many other school districts did—and those school districts ...

We expect that these initiatives, coupled with other things we are doing, will see a turnaround in our test scores ... announced the allocation of $6 million in federal COVID-19 relief funds for ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...