The last time we checked in with our local school district, the trustees were pondering the connection between Austin ISD’s ...

The STAAR was redesigned in 2022-23 to be more rigorous and complicated ... in elementary school for STAAR science, which is fifth grade. They test one time in middle school for science, which ...

The STAAR (State of Texas Assessments of Academic Readiness) is a standardized test administered to students in grades 3-8 ...

For Austin ISD and Round Rock ISD, multiple factors have led to lower achievement in recent years, officials said.

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

Results of the latest STAAR tests for Wichita Falls ISD prompted ... While students moving through levels up to the fifth grade showed some improvement, figures for those moving from fifth grade ...

Cheri Hendrick, director of assessment and accountability, informed the board this is the second year for what is commonly known as STAAR 2.0, a revised version of the tests. “There were limited ...

Students will be placed in one of four levels based on performance, which will impact the kind of instruction each receives.

Third graders statewide can expect a new standard for reading levels this school year. The State Board of Education approved ...

The state's Department of Public Instruction changed minimum scoring requirements. But how has that affected students' ...

On Tuesday, STAAR Surgical Co (STAA) stock saw a decline, ending the day at $31.46 which represents a decrease of $-2.74 or -8.01% from the prior close of $34.2. The stock opened at $33.7 and touched ...

Put into perspective In 2019, 52% of Texas students performed at their grade level on the math STAAR—the highest percentage ...