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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. Those changes included new question types, testing format and scoring ...

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

The program, offered through the U.S. Health and Human Services (HHS) agency, will offer up to four nasal swab tests per U.S.

The US government plans to make more at-home Covid-19 tests available for free this month as the country heads into ...

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

Staar Surgical (STAA) has been upgraded to a Zacks Rank #2 (Buy), reflecting growing optimism about the company's earnings prospects. This might drive the stock higher in the near term.

At the end of September, American households will be able to order free COVID-19 tests that will detect current variants and be usable until the end of the year, according to officials.

The Price to Earnings (P/E) ratio, a key valuation measure, is calculated by dividing the stock's most recent closing price by the sum of the diluted earnings per share from continuing operations ...

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