Dallas students showed academic growth across most subjects and grade levels - at a rate that often exceeded that of the state overall. The STAAR results released Tuesday showed Texas' second-largest ...

The STAAR test is often the target of criticism by politicians, teachers' unions and others who have turned it into a bogeyman. We're in the camp of people who think the state assessment provides a ...

Teachers, public school students and their parents may soon be free of the dreaded standardized STAAR tests. The state House Committee on Public Education met Monday morning to discuss House Bill 8, ...

HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) -- Houston ISD Superintendent Mike Miles said 2024 STAAR results show students achieved one of the best academic growth years that the district has ever experienced. On Tuesday, ...

FILE – In this Feb. 12, 2015, file photo, sixth grade students use a practice session to prepare for the the Common Core State Standards Test at Morgan Elementary School South in Stockport, Ohio.

The number of elementary school students who received a zero on their state standardized essay test questions this spring increased by about 20% from last year. Among all third- to eighth-graders, ...

Longview-area high school students made gains in various academic subjects, according to recently released state STAAR test results. The STAAR end-of-course exams tested students in Algebra I, Biology ...

Texas elementary and middle school students improved slightly in reading language arts scores this year, but showed spottier performance in math, according to state test results released Tuesday by ...

Students walking to class at Webb Middle School in Austin. Across Texas, third- through eighth-graders are still struggling to perform at pre-pandemic levels in math on the annual STAAR exam.

The State of Texas Assessments of Academic Readiness, known as STAAR, are a series of state-mandated standardized tests used in Texas schools to assess a student's achievements and knowledge. Diane ...