FILE – In this Feb. 12, 2015, file photo, sixth grade students use a practice session to prepare for the the Common Core State Standards Test at Morgan Elementary School South in Stockport, Ohio.

FILE – In this Feb. 12, 2015, file photo, sixth grade students use a practice session to prepare for a standards test. In Texas, students will move to a fully online STAAR standardized testing format.

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Shellie Ross of Wesley Rankin Community Center (right, holding “Reach for the STAARS” sign) takes part in a pep rally to welcome students at Edison Middle Learning Center on STAAR testing day. Erika ...

There are a number of theories on why so many Texas students received zeroes on certain question types on this year’s state test. But one thing is for certain: The issue isn’t unique to Texas. In Fort ...

Fourth and seventh graders would no longer take writing tests under the State of Texas Assessments of Academic Readiness as part of a bill awaiting Gov. Greg Abbott's signature. House Bill 3906 also ...

AUSTIN The Texas Education Agency on Monday released spring 2021 State of Texas Assessments of Academic Readiness (STAAR) results. The results include exams in mathematics and reading for grades 3–8, ...

LUBBOCK, Texas (KCBD) - On the first day of the STAAR test for fourth and seventh graders in Texas, the online testing platform experienced connectivity issues and caused the students to stop testing ...