AUSTIN, Texas — Texas students performed about the same on the STAAR test this year as they did last year, except in English II, where they did better, and U.S. History, where they did worse. On ...

The Texas Education Agency is defending its decision to let computers grade students’ STAAR essay test questions in the face of mounting criticism from parents and teachers who question the fairness ...

The number of elementary school students who received a zero on their state standardized essay test questions this spring increased by about 20% from last year. Among all third- to eighth-graders, ...

TEAS (Test of Essential Academic Skills) is an online, computer-based, scholastic aptitude test that is used as one component of the selection process for the admission of students into programs that ...

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 ...