STAAR is the widely criticized assessment ... 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 the answers ...

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

Eagle Mountain-Saginaw ISD saw decreases across the board in 2024 STAAR results. Here’s why and how the district plans to get back on track.

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

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

In elementary school, more time is allotted for reading and math ... Students in fifth grade take the STAAR science test, but aren’t tested in the subject again until eighth grade.

This November, Massachusetts voters will decide whether to keep or change a system that shapes the educational path for thousands of students, as they face a pivotal choice about the future of ...

ECTOR COUNTY, Texas (KMID/KPEJ) – 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, ...

The district's goal is for at least 58% of third grade students to score at the "meets grade level" performance range or above on STAAR math and reading tests by 2028. Last year, the district was ...

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