Opponents of the STAAR test have new evidence that the reading portion of the standardized exam given to all Texas schoolchildren remains flawed. Professors Susan Szabo and Becky Barton Sinclair, both ...

Eighth-graders across Bexar County and statewide failed Texas’ standardized reading test in much greater numbers than last year’s eighth-graders, but passing rates for fifth-graders generally ...

Texas education officials say they are encouraged by standardized test results in grades 3-8 even though there is still evidence of pandemic-related learning loss. The Texas Education Agency released ...

AUSTIN, TX (KLTV) – More than three-quarters of the state's fifth and eighth graders successfully passed the State of Texas Assessments of Academic Readiness (STAAR®) reading tests, according to ...

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AUSTIN, Texas — The Texas Education Agency (TEA) released the spring STAAR testing scores for third through eighth grade students on Tuesday, showing reading and language arts scores improved across ...