AUSTIN (Texas Tribune) — Students sitting for their STAAR exams this week will be part of a new method of evaluating Texas schools: Their written answers on the state’s standardized tests will ...

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 ...

It’s time we expanded the scope of Texas’ A-F accountability ratings system to include factors beyond STAAR test scores. The ...

Educator, writer, and researcher Dr. Irma Guadarrama pens a guest column about a lawsuit brought by various Texas school ...

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

The Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board stated that as early as the end of a student's junior year of high school, they ...

The test that was the worst this year was ... and that system is the state of Texas,” Segura said. “[STAAR] is something to be considered but certainly not something that should drive our ...

In 2023-24, teacher vacancies and problems implementing new curriculum affected Corpus Christi ISD student performance on ...

WICHITA FALLS (KFDX/KJTL) — WFISD board members are once again discouraged but determined to take action regarding low performance on the last STAAR tests or State of Texas Assessments of ...

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 ...

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

The Texas Education Agency relies on STAAR results ... targeted academic intervention and is considered passing the STAAR test. The district's goal is for at least 58% of third grade students ...