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 ...

High school students’ scores statewide and in Austin saw improvements in Algebra 1 since 2024, but declined in English tests, according to end-of-course assessment data newly released Tuesday. The ...

Texas’ use of computers to score written answers on the state standardized test is under scrutiny in Dallas after school officials learned that thousands of students were awarded marks that were too ...

Frustration over the way Texas uses computers to grade students’ essays on the STAAR test is building after Dallas ISD officials again saw more than one-third of the exams they submitted for review ...

Forget the Scantrons, pencils and all those bubbles. Students taking the State of Texas Assessments of Academic Readiness in 2023 will square off with a revamped test administered on computers with ...

As Texas school districts wind down at the end of the year, students across the state are undergoing state testing that is reportedly being conducted using a new grading method. According to the Texas ...

In the Coastal Bend, student performance on recent spring 2024 end-of-course state assessments was similar to state averages, showing little change from 2023. The Texas Education Agency released ...

A bill that would replace STAAR, the state's standardized test, with three shorter tests is headed to Gov. Greg Abbott's desk. (Eli Hartman/The Texas Tribune, Eli Hartman/The Texas Tribune) Sign up ...

The school year is coming to a close, but families still have a few weeks to wait to see how students performed on state assessments. The State of Texas Assessments of Academic Readiness, known ...

Gov. Greg Abbott added legislation to eliminate the STAAR test to the agenda on July 9 Credit: art by Zeke Barbaro / Getty Images Texas’ standardized test, STAAR, has no shortage of opponents.