The lower chamber must now decide whether to approve the Senate amendments or continue negotiations as the legislative ...

Senate on Tuesday approved the House bill that would scrap STAAR, the state standardized test widely criticized for taking ...

Critics say the change would obscure whether Texas students have met expectations for grade-level skills. The STAAR test has long ... how many teachers complete math and literacy instruction ...

But in 2020, he waived STAAR ... normal times, Texas’ assessment system provides educators and parents with reliable information on whether or not their students have mastered grade-level ...

May 7 (UPI) --A high-flying Texas cat earned a Guinness World Record by leaping a distance of 8 feet and 5 inches. Oscar, a 7-year-old cat belonging to Dallas man Theodore Shiells, officially took ...

TEXAS, USA — The Texas Education Agency on ... changes to the grading criteria — including the rollout of a new STAAR 2.0 test — blindsided educators and rendered the system unfair.

April 8 kicks off the first round of STAAR testing across Texas. STAAR stands for the State ... measures how much students have learned that grade year and they must pass before moving to the ...

You can get in touch with Jack by emailing [email protected] A dad in Virginia ended up turning to social media for help after becoming confused by a first-grade math problem. Math seems to ...

but test scores in fourth grade reading and eighth grade math are dropping, according to a non-partisan research group. On Friday, Edunomics Lab, a Georgetown University research center ...

11:43 p.m.: Darrion Williams hits the game-winning shot and Texas Tech basketball wins in overtime 85-83 to head to the Elite 8. 11:41 p.m.: Red Raiders take an 81-78 lead with 1:34 left.

ST Math's selection underscores the trust thousands of Texas educators have in the supplemental program towards helping their students meet grade-level ... in their STAAR Math performance levels ...