Fort Worth Star-Telegram

Fort Worth ISD sees improvements in reading, math scores. Could gains translate to STAAR?

A student takes a remedial math class at Haltom High School to study for the STAAR state standardized tests in this archive photo. Ron Jenkins Star-Telegram file photo Fort Worth Independent School ...
Fort Worth Star-Telegram

Fort Worth ISD leaders say reading test scores show progress. Is that the whole picture?

When officials in the Fort Worth Independent School District present reading assessment scores to the district’s board, they often emphasize the fact that students show signs of growth from the ...
Houston Chronicle

STAAR, MAP, DIBELS and CIRCLE? Our guide to the tests HISD students are taking this spring

As the end of the school year approaches, Houston ISD students will begin to take a series of state standardized tests and other end-of-year assessments starting next week. Unlike previous years, many ...
Education Week

There’s a Design Flaw With Many Reading Tests. Here’s One State’s Fix

Editor’s Note: Click on the words highlighted in this story to pull up a definition and short research summary. When is a reading test not a true reading test? Most of the time. For years, cognitive ...