The Texas Education Agency (TEA), conducted an assessment of the validity and reliability of the STAAR test in 2016. The study found that “a given test score could be ‘valid’ for one use but ...

Results of the latest STAAR tests for Wichita Falls ISD prompted the superintendent, Dr. Donny Lee, to call for “drastic” ...

The last time we checked in with our local school district, the trustees were pondering the connection between Austin ISD’s teaching goals and the state’s STAAR test. STAAR is the widely ...

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 ...

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

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

The third, Bailey Wolfe, serves on STAAR’s all-volunteer board ... LGSOC has no early detection test and is frequently diagnosed in later stages because of a general lack of awareness about ...

The Wichita Falls ISD School Board heard about issues with the district’s middle schools and possible solutions during a ...

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 ISD had a mixed bag in terms of STAAR test results from spring 2024 and is working to improve them. Subjects they will be working on are fifth and eighth grade science, eighth grade ...

Revising the social studies curriculum could be among the divisive issues the Texas State Board of Education tackles next ...

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 ...