Many people helped my daughter grow as a writer: My husband and I nurtured her reading and took her on adventures. A decade’s worth of teachers coached her on writing and challenged her thinking.

Erika De La Rosa was excited when she heard about the sweeping changes to the STAAR exam. "When they initially announced it, as an English teacher, it sounded like a fantastic idea because writing ...

FILE – In this Feb. 12, 2015, file photo, sixth grade students use a practice session to prepare for the the Common Core State Standards Test at Morgan Elementary School South in Stockport, Ohio.

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 ...

UPDATE, June 25: This story has been edited to include comments from Dallas ISD Superintendent Stephanie Elizalde. A sharp spike in the number of Texas students who scored a zero on the writing ...

The days of making sure your pencil marks stay neatly within the lines are over. This year, almost all Texas students will exercise their skills on the STAAR Test online, according to the Texas ...

As North Texas students continue with STAAR testing, there is a major change to the way part of the test will be scored. A computer program and technology will score written answers. According to the ...

There are a number of theories on why so many Texas students received zeroes on certain question types on this year’s state test. But one thing is for certain: The issue isn’t unique to Texas. In Fort ...

Texas students this spring will take a newly redesigned version of the State of Texas Assessments of Academic Readiness test, a change educators and school district officials hope will better align ...

Shellie Ross of Wesley Rankin Community Center (right, holding “Reach for the STAARS” sign) takes part in a pep rally to welcome students at Edison Middle Learning Center on STAAR testing day. Erika ...

When Texas students take annual state assessments this month, they’ll do more writing and fill in fewer bubbles. And, for the first time, nearly all of them will do it online. This year marks the ...

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 ...