Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Millions of Americans take high-stakes exams every year. Caiaimage/Chris Ryan/iStock via Getty Images Texas children’s performance ...

Texas’ annual STAAR test could be replaced with three shorter tests under a new bill headed to Gov. Greg Abbott’s desk. (Yfat Yossifor | KERA) A bill to end Texas’ STAAR test in 2027 is likely to be ...

The days of making sure your pencil marks stay neatly within the lines are over. This year, almost all Texas students will exercise their skills on the STAAR Test online, according to the Texas ...

The number of elementary school students who received a zero on their state standardized essay test questions this spring increased by about 20% from last year. Among all third- to eighth-graders, ...

As North Texas students continue with STAAR testing, there is a major change to the way part of the test will be scored. A computer program and technology will score written answers. According to the ...

Texas public school students began taking the State of Texas Assessments of Academic Readiness tests this month. The STAAR tests evaluate student knowledge and skills learned throughout the school ...

STAAR test scores out Friday show small gains in some districts, but overall the results show not much change in how students are performing. Some superintendents say new grading practices for the ...

With all the news about the results of the dreaded, hated STAAR test, it is important to consider how questions are asked, whether students are prepared for exams and whether state officials are ...

KPRC 2 reporter Candace Burns, who has been immersed in Fleming Middle School since the start of her “Focus on Fleming” initiative, sat down with teachers to discuss the pressures surrounding testing ...

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Students sitting for their STAAR exams this week will be part of a new method of evaluating Texas schools: Their written answers on the state's standardized tests will be graded automatically by ...