The Texas Education Agency is defending its decision to let computers grade students’ STAAR essay test questions in the ... essay questions compared with 8% the year prior.

The STAAR test results are a key part of the accountability system TEA uses to grade school districts and ... For grades 3-8, there are no consequences on a student’s grades or academic progress ...

Here are the highlights from Lubbock, Lubbock-Cooper and Frenship ISD Texas Academic Performance Reports from the TEA for ...

First off, HB 4 would direct the Texas Education Agency to shorten the STAAR test as much as possible. That would come as a welcome reprieve to the students and parents who sweat blood over the ...