The scenario has been a familiar one for students, parents and teachers in Houston ISD. As they approached the annual STAAR testing in the spring, hours of practice tests would replace large portions ...

As Houston ISD students prepare to take the STAAR in less than two weeks, appointed Superintendent Mike Miles is instructing schools to avoid direct test preparation, instead telling principals to ...

Copperas Cove Junior High student Kyla Linnert described herself as “struggling” to understand the concepts of algebra. While admittedly she had a better understanding of the concepts than her peers, ...

KPRC 2 health reporter Haley Hernandez spoke with Dr. Staci Passe with BE SOMEONE Therapy on how parents can detect testing anxiety in their children and strategies to help them relieve them of those ...

SAN ANTONIO – For many students and teachers, the STAAR test can be a source of stress and anxiety. But at Mark Twain Dual Language Academy, one teacher is flipping that narrative and getting ...

WACO, Texas (KWTX) - Central Texas students are currently at the start of STAAR testing season and after a redesign of the test last year, districts are in for another change. How the tests are graded ...

Thousands of students across North Texas are preparing for a big week of testing. STAAR testing begins Monday for 3rd through 12th graders and some school districts are also prepping parents to set ...

Lots of people hate the STAAR test – students (of course), teachers (of course), but also parents and principals. Austin state representative Gina Hinojosa has a story she tells to demonstrate her ...

The Texas Education Agency (TEA) released the Spring 2025 State of Texas Assessments of Academic Readiness (STAAR®) results for grades 3-8 this week. The results include assessments in reading, ...

AUSTIN (KXAN) — STAAR test results were released for grades 3-8 on Tuesday for reading, math, science and social studies. Those results are showing progress and a need for improvement for some Texas ...

AUSTIN, Texas — A House bill has been introduced in the Texas Legislature that would remove requirements for students to pass standardized tests for grade promotion. Rep. Van Deaver (R-Bowie County) ...

For many students and teachers, the STAAR test can be a source of stress and anxiety. But at Mark Twain Dual Language Academy, one teacher is flipping that narrative and getting recognized for it.