STAAR results grades 3-8 released Tuesday show Texas students made some gains in reading but are still struggling with math. (Eli Hartman/The Texas Tribune, Eli Hartman/The Texas Tribune) Sign up for ...

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 ...

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The Texas Education Agency recently released 2023 STAAR testing data for grades 3-8. A local education nonprofit found that students are still recovering from learning loss during the pandemic, with ...

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, ...

Houston ISD elementary and middle school students largely maintained their performance levels on annual statewide standardized test scores during the 2022-2023 academic year, although they saw slight ...

(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.

Students across Texas will be taking the State of Texas Assessment of Academic Readiness (or STAAR) test for the next few weeks. Testing started on April 18, and will continue through May 12. There ...