The Texas Tribune

Is STAAR too hard on young readers? The standardized test is in lawmakers’ crosshairs again.

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The New York Times

Texas Says Most of Its Students Aren’t Reading at Grade Level. But Are Its Tests Fair?

MESQUITE, Tex. — Reading is 9-year-old Kristen Hernandez’s thing. She pores over mystery books, stories about vampires and even a college-level anatomy textbook that her mother is studying to become ...
New Haven Independent

Still-Low Reading Scores Released, Debated

New state data shows that 87 percent of third graders in New Haven are reading below grade level, compared to 84 percent last year, while math and science scores among city public school students have ...
WTVD

North Carolina parents, education advocates frustrated with end of grade tests

RALEIGH, N.C. (WTVD) -- Despite an unusual school year, parents, teachers and students experienced a bit of normalcy in the last few weeks: end-of-grade standardized tests. The tests, administered to ...