Why does this test dominate so much space in and out of the classroom? The State of Texas Assessments of Academic Readiness, better known as the STAAR test, looms large over education in Texas. Kids ...

Texas children's performance on an annual reading test was basically flat from 2012 to 2021, even as the state spent billions of additional dollars on K-12 education. I recently did a peer-reviewed ...

Texas elementary and middle school students made gains in reading this year, prompting education leaders to celebrate the scores as a sign that the state's focus on literacy is paying off. The ...

AUSTIN, Texas — The Texas Education Agency (TEA) released the spring STAAR testing scores for third through eighth grade students on Tuesday, showing reading and language arts scores improved across ...

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April is STAAR season in Texas public schools. STAAR, the State of Texas Assessments of Academic Readiness, are the standardized tests Texas students take at the end of the school year starting in ...

Pictured is an empty classroom with tables and chairs. Gov. Greg Abbott has directed state lawmakers to come up with a replacement for the State of Texas Assessments of Academic Readiness (STAAR) test ...

Houston ISD's standardized test scores are improving and on par with statewide averages after spending years trailing behind, a feat state-appointed Superintendent Mike Miles attributed Thursday to ...

STAAR prep and practice tools provide students a method to develop skills and measure progress for the Texas exam. Many feature timed quizzes, sample questions, and step-by-step guides. Students study ...

When lawmakers voted in September to eliminate Texas' end-of-year state test and replace it with three shorter exams, they said they wanted to reduce the amount of time students spend taking ...

Texas’ students saw some wins in reading but continued to struggle to bounce back from pandemic-related learning losses in math, state testing results released Tuesday showed. Elementary students who ...