The Texas Education Agency is defending its decision to let computers grade students’ STAAR essay test questions in the face ...

STAAR test scores also largely determine how the state's education agency grades districts and campuses through its A-F ...

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

starting in third grade. C&I has made those adjustments this year,” Boyer said. There are also gaps in testing. Students in fifth grade take the STAAR science test, but aren’t tested in the ...

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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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except for seventh-grade math. This is the second year of the revised STAAR assessment, which includes changes such as updated question formats and computer grading on written responses.