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

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College Station ISD had some ups and downs in its STAAR accountability ... 2023 to 2024. Fifth grade reading had a slight decline, but sixth grade reading improved 3%. Third, fourth and fifth ...

A majority of students selected to participate in the power math course were chosen due to their performance on the standardized math STAAR assessment ... allow students to practice skills ...

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

In defense of Ramsey, community member and mother of six Fort Worth ISD graduates Reed Bliz said she felt the blame was put ...

School districts where uncertified teachers make up a large share of new hires tend to have more economically disadvantaged students, more employees of color and worse STAAR test results.

Significant changes to the STAAR test caused Ector County ISD's scores to decline, along with the entire state's scores.

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

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 ...

Initially addressing the poor 2023-2024 STAAR test results, board members are calling for what Superintendent Dr. Donny Lee ...