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 ...

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

Standardized testing has always been a mixed bag. Oversight and metrics are necessary for any statewide institution, but teachers and parents are well aware of the stress students experience when ...

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

Texas schools won’t receive A-F accountability grades after a judge granted a new order temporarily blocking them on ...

Texas schools won’t receive A-F accountability grades after a judge granted a new order temporarily blocking them on ...

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

Here they are, in paraphrased form: 1. The percentage of 3rd-graders who score “meets grade level” (Texas education lingo ...

The Fort Worth Independent School District’s leadership is under fire after being criticized for not keeping up with the city ...

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