The following questions were adapted from questions on the sixth-grade STAAR math test. The questions were released by the Texas Education Agency. Questions 1. At the last school pep rally, 3 out of ...

Students made gains in most State of Texas Assessments of Academic Readiness tests from the prior year, with steady improvements within Houston ISD that prompted leaders to tout a "Houston Comeback." ...

Houston ISD's standardized test scores are improving and on par with statewide averages after spending years trailing behind, a feat state-appointed Superintendent Mike Miles attributed Thursday to ...

From the Texas Education Agency: AUSTIN, TX – Statewide passing rates for the State of Texas Assessments of Academic Readiness (STAAR®) mathematics and reading tests in grades three through eight ...

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 ...

Reflecting a statewide trend, third through eighth grade students in the Austin Independent School District are struggling in mathematics while their reading proficiencies vary across grade levels, ...

This is a developing story and will be updated throughout the day. Texas students’ passing rates on the reading STAAR test mostly held steady, and, while they saw growth in math, performance still ...

I recently retired from 33 years of teaching school in Texas, the last 19 at a North Texas district teaching 6th grade math, so the results on the STAAR tests contained no surprises for me. We have ...