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College Station ISD had some ups and downs in its STAAR accountability results, but overall the district continues to perform at a higher level than state averages in all categories.

Plainview and other school districts contend TEA commissioner Mike Morath should have had the STAAR evaluated by an impartial ...

Vouchers will take even more public funds away from public schools without being held accountable for the same standards or STAAR tests. It’s not school choice for families - it’s school ...

And some dismiss the findings overall because they distrust standardized tests. Hate on the STAAR if you want ... Fill out this online form. Please note: Letters will be edited for style 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 ...

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

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Nacogdoches ISD has joined a lawsuit against the Texas Education Agency that claims the state’s new, automated online grading system for the STAAR test is flawed. The district’s board of trustees ...

ABILENE, Texas (KTAB/KRBC) – Students prepare all year for the STAAR Test, hoping to make a ... goal making a perfect score on all of his tests. Jake Hawks, now 8th grader at Wylie West Junior ...

Results of the latest STAAR tests for Wichita Falls ISD prompted the superintendent, Dr. Donny Lee, to call for “drastic” changes on the middle school level. School board members on Tuesday ...