The new STAAR test has been the subject of litigation that has prevented the release of school district A-F accountability ...

The new scoring system comes after the TEA revamped the state's standardized testing, also known as STAAR, last year. Changes ...

STAAR is the widely criticized assessment instrument ... It requires students taking the reading portion of the test to write essays. And it changes how the test is scored: a vast majority of ...

In Fort Worth’s public schools, the majority of students are behind in reading. Just 43% of students across all public school ...

Texas – Scoring up to 5 points higher on state assessments In the new Texas study, researchers analyzed the 2022 and 2023 State of Texas Assessments of Academic Readiness (STAAR) Reading ...

Shares of Staar Surgical (STAA) have gained 5.4% over the past four weeks to close the last trading session at $33.87, but there could still be a solid upside left in the stock if short-term price ...

The event overlapped with the Fort Worth ISD school board’s appointment of an interim superintendent. Karen Molinar takes ...

SAN ANTONIO - As the State of Texas gears up for the STAAR testing season, school districts in the San Antonio area are focusing on preparation amid concerns about declining reading averages in recent ...

Students in Arlington ISD face higher performance expectations heading into 2025, prompting some school board members to ...

The crash occurred shortly after midnight Thursday in the 3000 block of Northeast Loop 410 near Austin Highway. Read full article: Keep your drink cold (or hot) longer with these tumblers.

The data is sobering. Math scores are dropping, reading scores are stagnant, and absenteeism rates are rising. These ...

This election season, our editorial board invited candidates in 39 state and local races to interview with us. We sat down ...