Freshman state Rep. Andy Hopper, R-Decatur, filed the bill – HB 2657 – that would transfer the powers of the Texas Education ...

At their last meeting, the ISD School Board took a hard look at the work that lies ahead for students and teachers as they ...

Houston ISD students saw some gains compared to last year in state test ... (STAAR) administered this spring will release on Friday for third through eighth grade students, and results released ...

However, based on the data received, and amid significant changes to the STAAR test and accountability ... The 2024 figure ...

High school students, as well as some eighth grade students, take the STAAR end-of-course exams in the following subjects. Based on the latest attendance data from the TAPR, chronic absenteeism ...

As state lawmakers tangle with public education and voucher-like programs for private schools, Texas House District 64 Rep.

The Texas Education Agency said it rigorously vetted the reliability of its scoring machine before launching in 2024. Agency officials added that the system is audited and that subjective scoring is ...

What they all wanted, he said, was to evaluate students more broadly than just by how they scored on the State of Texas Assessments of Academic Readiness, or STAAR tests. “If we’re only going ...

That said, it can be expensive to rescore a STAAR test. The education agency charges $50 per appeal. However, districts only have to pay up if the score remains unchanged. If Dallas ISD officials ...

The Abilene Board of Trustees held a public hearing Jan. 13 to discuss the district's academic performance on state assessments.

Changes to the state standardized tests known as STAAR have made it difficult to compare how Texas students are doing in school in recent years, at a time when concern about the impact of the ...

Student practice test scores declined from 2024’s standardized test, widening gaps they must close to meet AISD’s performance goals ...