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TEA releases latest round of scores showing mixed results in Houston area

A second round of STAAR test results was released on Tuesday, showing mixed results in math and reading across the Houston ...

Dallas ISD posts math gains on STAAR, but third grade reading slips

Both the state as a whole and Dallas ISD made gains in math, and middle schoolers gained ground in reading. But fewer than ...

STAAR scores show 3 Austin ISD middle schools still struggling as state takeover looms

Even as Texas students showed statewide gains in math and social studies on the Spring 2026 STAAR exams, newly released ...

The first batch of STAAR results come out this week. Here's what parents need to know

The statewide standardized test scores provide insight into how Texas public schools performed last year.
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HISD parents opt students out of STAAR test, but district says 'no parental opt-out'

HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) -- Since the Texas Education Agency took over HISD, some parents say there's more focus than ever on test performance and not on actually learning. STAAR is the end-of-year exam ...
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HISD faces backlash over STAAR exams presented to students who opted-out of the test

Some Houston ISD parents say their children are being presented with STAAR exams even after they opt their children out of the state-mandated assessments. CVPE Co-Founder Ruth Kravetz said members of ...
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Most written responses on STAAR exams will be graded by a computer with new scoring process

The STAAR test went fully online last year and now has a new grading process. Most written responses on STAAR exams will be graded by a computer, according to a new scoring process released by the TEA ...