STAAR test scores out Friday show small gains in some districts, but overall the results show not much change in how students are performing. Some superintendents say new grading practices for the ...

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, ...

Texas’ use of computers to score written answers on the state standardized test is under scrutiny in Dallas after school officials learned that thousands of students were awarded marks that were too ...