Testing season for students across the coastal bend has officially kicked off with the beginning of the STAAR test. Are you smarter than a 5th grader? Test your knowledge by taking this 2015 STAAR ...

A student takes a math class to study for the STAAR state standardized tests in this archive photo. Ron Jenkins Star-Telegram file photo Are you an accountant who plugs functions into spreadsheets to ...

(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 Agency has waived STAAR test requirements for 5th and 8th grade students for the 2015-2016 school year due to ongoing reporting issues with the state's testing vendor. A re-test ...

From the third through eighth grades, standardized test results in math and science fell consistently in San Antonio. And that seventh-grade math test must have been a doozy. Two of the largest school ...

Some Texas families and teachers criticize the end-of-the-year STAAR test for the enormous burdens it puts on students. They ...

The GOP-dominated Texas Senate passed a version of House Bill 8, by House Public Education Committee Chair Brad Buckley, late Wednesday on a 21-5 partisan vote.

Students in Texas public schools are making progress but continue to struggle with key aspects of learning, according to the latest STAAR test results. The main culprit is a dramatic loss of learning ...