(NEXSTAR) — Are you smarter than a Texas fifth-grader taking the STAAR Test? As another new school year begins, it’s never a bad idea to know what the kids are learning — or how hard the lessons are.

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 ...

Read full article: State shuts down 6 Texas massage businesses for suspected human trafficking HOUSTON – Results for the Spring 2024 STAAR test continue to pour in and the Texas Education Agency (TEA) ...

From the third through eighth grades, standardized test results in math and science fell consistently in San Antonio. And that seventh-grade math test must have been a doozy. Two of the largest school ...

SAN ANTONIO – Results released by the Texas Education Agency on Tuesday show State of Texas Assessments of Academic Readiness (STAAR) scores have seen improvements this year, even as San Antonio-area ...

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As Texas school districts wind down at the end of the year, students across the state are undergoing state testing that is reportedly being conducted using a new grading method. According to the Texas ...

HOUSTON, Texas -- Year-over-year standardized test passage rates slightly declined across most subjects in grades 3-8 in Cy-Fair ISD, according to the State of Texas Assessments of Academic Readiness ...

SAN ANTONIO – For many students and teachers, the STAAR test can be a source of stress and anxiety. But at Mark Twain Dual Language Academy, one teacher is flipping that narrative and getting ...

THE TEXAS TRIBUNE – State testing data released Friday shows students’ math and science scores slipped as they struggle to catch up after the pandemic. Texas elementary students who took the State of ...