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

These one-hour interventions are broken down by a warm-up of previously learned skills, explicit instruction on a specific skill such as sounding out words, guided practice on the newly learned ...

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

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 ...

According to the company, the center, which officially opens on Thursday, September 26, will serve as a hub for hands-on ...

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

WICHITA FALLS (KFDX/KJTL) — WFISD board members are once again discouraged but determined to take action regarding low performance on the last STAAR tests or State of Texas Assessments of ...

Nacogdoches ISD has joined a lawsuit against the Texas Education Agency that claims the state’s new, automated online grading ...