Alabama raises required score on reading test that third graders must pass
The Alabama Board of Education on Thursday voted 7-to-2 to raise the score requirement on the state’s third grade reading ...
Alabama State Board of Education votes to increase passing score on literacy exam
The Alabama State Board of Education Thursday approved a three-year increase in the score needed to pass a statewide ...
Plainview Daily Herald3d
Some Plainview early childhood grades decreased under new STAAR system
The new STAAR test has been the subject of litigation that has prevented the release of school district A-F accountability ...
Rio Grande Guardian4d
Guadarrama: Texas school lawsuit argues for major changes, but misses important target
Educator, writer, and researcher Dr. Irma Guadarrama pens a guest column about a lawsuit brought by various Texas school ...
Fort Worth panel: Why reading is a civil right, and why it’s time for literacy reform
The event overlapped with the Fort Worth ISD school board’s appointment of an interim superintendent. Karen Molinar takes ...
The Austin Chronicle10d
Can Confidence in the STAAR Test Get Any Lower?
STAAR is the widely criticized assessment instrument used to grade students ... especially in grades 3-8). At the same time, ...
Community Impact Newspaper11d
Educators concerned as math test scores continue to decline locally, statewide
For Austin ISD and Round Rock ISD, multiple factors have led to lower achievement in recent years, officials said.
KSAT12d
A look at the nonprofits helping San Antonio students with math, reading
STAAR test scores for students in San Antonio are trending down and falling below the state average, according to nonprofit ...
KSAT13d
How far will your child get in life? Depends on what city district they live in, report shows
A San Antonio nonprofit is giving the community a comprehensive look at how students are performing on the STAAR test. The ...