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Fort Worth’s largest school district and students in poverty saw significant academic improvements across the city, according ...

While HISD has seen several changes since the state takeover, families walked, biked, bussed and drove to the district's schools all the same Tuesday.

It’s only the second time schools across the city have posted gains on the state test since the annual report was first ...

Fort Worth ISD leaders said they’re focused on serving students while awaiting a decision by Texas Education Commissioner ...

DC Public Schools officials said schools will more strictly enforce a policy disallowing parents from delaying toddlers' kindergarten start date.

The State of Texas Assessments of Academic Readiness, commonly known as STAAR, is heavy, and it puts a lot of pressure on ...

It’s on the agenda at the Texas Capitol, but advocates worry heavy-handed ‘accountability’ will remain intact.

Walters seeks to replace Oklahoma’s statewide tests with district benchmarks, pending federal approval from the Trump ...

Texas senators are once again proposing legislation that would eliminate the State of Texas Assessments of Academic Readiness, a set of annual exams public school students in third through 12th grade ...

A Texas Senate panel on Wednesday unanimously advanced a proposal to scrap STAAR, the end-of-the-year state standardized test ...