Frustration over the way Texas uses computers to grade students’ essays on the STAAR test is building after Dallas ISD officials again saw more than one-third of the exams they submitted for review ...

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 ...

HOUSTON — Changes are coming to the way STAAR tests are graded in the state of Texas. In 2023, the Texas Education Agency announced they would use Artificial Intelligence, or AI, to grade the essay ...

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, ...

Superintendent Mike Miles with Board Member Angela Lemond Flowers at a recent school board meeting. Credit: Photo by Violeta Alvarez With only two exceptions, a higher percentage of Houston ISD ...

Ben Torres / Special Contributor Texas elementary and middle schoolers are continuing to struggle with math across all grade levels following the COVID-19 pandemic according to the latest test results ...

Houston ISD's standardized test scores are improving and on par with statewide averages after spending years trailing behind, a feat state-appointed Superintendent Mike Miles attributed Thursday to ...

DALLAS — The Dallas ISD superintendent said newly-released preliminary data from the STAAR state test showed the district's strategies are largely working to improve student results, even as she ...

Why does this test dominate so much space in and out of the classroom? The State of Texas Assessments of Academic Readiness, better known as the STAAR test, looms large over education in Texas. Kids ...

Frustration over the way Texas uses computers to grade students’ essays on the STAAR test is building after Dallas ISD officials again saw more than one-third of the exams they submitted for review ...