(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.

Texas education officials say they are encouraged by standardized test results in grades 3-8 even though there is still evidence of pandemic-related learning loss. The Texas Education Agency released ...

This summer, my Bush Institute colleague Anne Wicks and I interviewed numerous testing experts, parent activists and education leaders about what exactly goes into the making of a quality standardized ...

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 ...

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 ...

Elementary and middle school students taking the STAAR exam this year improved their mathematics scores in Bexar County’s biggest school districts, a trend seen across the state, but produced mixed ...

A student takes a math class to study for the STAAR state standardized tests in this archive photo. Ron Jenkins Star-Telegram file photo The season of state testing has recently passed for elementary ...