Arlington ISD receives updated district, campus accountability ratings after appeal

The district cited an AI scoring error that left some schools with lower than expected ratings. Nearly 40 campuses saw ...
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Underlying design failures built into Colorado’s standardized tests | NOONAN

Third graders can’t read. That’s a common assertion. How do we know? Colorado’s CMAS standardized tests for third graders ...

Six Arlington ISD campuses gain a letter grade after A-F appeal to TEA

Six campuses in the Arlington Independent School District gained a letter grade following an appeal of the district’s A-F accountability scores. Arlington ISD officials announced Tuesday that the ...

Controversial Boxing Champion Gets Failed Drug Test Result Overturned

After testing positive for a performance-enhancing substance, Subriel Matias’ failed test has been overturned, and his upcoming title defense is back on schedule.
MD&M East

STAAR, Alcon Merger Drama Continues

In August, Geneva, Switzerland-based eye care company Alcon agreed to buy Staar Surgical in a deal valued at $1.5 billion, but STAAR has faced opposition to the deal, including from its largest ...
KSAT

Fort Worth ISD takeover was largely based on STAAR test, despite plans to replace it

Sign up for The Brief, The Texas Tribune’s daily newsletter that keeps readers up to speed on the most essential Texas news. The state takeover of the Fort Worth ...
Click2Houston

Fort Worth ISD takeover was largely based on STAAR, despite plans to replace it

Two teens were shot at a large block party in Sunnyside. Two teens shot, boy killed at block party in Sunnyside Read full article: Two teens shot, boy killed at block party in Sunnyside Four Houston ...
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In 2 years, the STAAR test will be gone. What will replace it?

HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) -- In just two years, the STAAR test will be gone. Instead, Texas students will take three shorter tests, administered at the beginning, the middle, and the end of the school ...
Business Wire

Alcon and STAAR Surgical Announce Adjournment of STAAR Special Meeting of Stockholders

GENEVA & LAKE FOREST, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Alcon (SIX/NYSE: ALC), the global leader in eye care dedicated to helping people see brilliantly, and STAAR Surgical Company (NASDAQ: STAA), the ...
KLTV

Longview ISD brainstorming strategies to implement STAAR test replacement

LONGVIEW, Texas (KLTV) - East Texas public school students can expect a change in state testing in the coming years. The STAAR test at the end of the year will be replaced with three new shorter tests ...
Tyler Morning Telegraph

Here’s what Texas families need to know about STAAR test changes

The annual mandatory STAAR test will soon be gone under a new law Gov. Greg Abbott signed this week. Public school students in third through eighth grades take the high-stakes standardized test each ...
The Daily Item

Here’s what Texas families need to know about STAAR test changes

DALLAS — The annual mandatory STAAR test will soon be gone under a new law Texas Gov. Greg Abbott signed Wednesday night. Public school students in third through eighth grades take the high-stakes ...