The STAAR (State of Texas Assessments of Academic Readiness) is a standardized test administered to students in grades 3-8 and high school in Texas. Designed to measure student proficiency in reading, ...

The State of Texas Assessments of Academic Readiness, commonly referred to as its acronym STAAR, is a series of standardized tests used in Texas public primary and secondary schools to assess a ...

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

STAAR is the widely criticized assessment instrument used to ... poorly on the new essay portion of the test, which is referred to in Texas Education Agency bureaucratese as the “extended ...

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 ...

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

District officials said they are implementing ways to focus on the subject as statewide test scores ... take the State of Texas Assessments of Academic Readiness, or STAAR, tracking performance ...

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

In 2023, less than half of Texas students met grade level standards on the standardized math assessment ... on the math STAAR—the highest percentage since the inception of the test in 2012.

Eagle Mountain-Saginaw ISD saw decreases across the board in 2024 STAAR results. Here’s why and how the district plans to get back on track.

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