/tags/staar STAAR en-US Copyright Tue, 13 May 2025 10:27:26 GMT /texas-news/2025-05-13/texas-bill-to-overhaul-staar-test-clears-the-house-but-faces-a-skeptical-senate House Bill 4 would make the test shorter and base scores on how students’ performance compares to national averages. Tue, 13 May 2025 10:27:26 GMT /texas-news/2025-05-13/texas-bill-to-overhaul-staar-test-clears-the-house-but-faces-a-skeptical-senate Sneha Dey | The Texas Tribune /education/2025-05-07/dallas-isd-superintendent-elizalde-state-of-district-accoutability-rating In her state of the district address, Dallas ISD Superintendent Stephanie Elizalde said the district is strong, thanks to its employees. That’s even though the state recently lowered the district’s grade from a B to a C. Wed, 07 May 2025 10:20:00 GMT /education/2025-05-07/dallas-isd-superintendent-elizalde-state-of-district-accoutability-rating Bill Zeeble /texas-news/2024-09-19/texas-blocked-again-from-releasing-school-accountability-ratings The Texas Education Agency can't release A-F grades while a lawsuit brought be a handful of school districts moves forward. Thu, 19 Sep 2024 10:00:00 GMT /texas-news/2024-09-19/texas-blocked-again-from-releasing-school-accountability-ratings Nadya Faulx /education/2024-08-23/dallas-schools-failing-grade-last-year-how-will-dallas-isd-fix-them Dallas ISD projections show 24 campuses, mostly elementary schools, failed last year. Superintendent Stephanie Elizalde says an emphasis on writing and math could help fix them. Fri, 23 Aug 2024 10:00:00 GMT /education/2024-08-23/dallas-schools-failing-grade-last-year-how-will-dallas-isd-fix-them Bill Zeeble /education/2024-08-13/judge-temporarily-blocks-texas-education-agency-from-releasing-a-f-accountability-ratings-again Five Texas school districts have filed a new lawsuit over the state’s methods for measuring academic accountability, putting a hold on Thursday’s planned release of A-F ratings. Tue, 13 Aug 2024 14:22:18 GMT /education/2024-08-13/judge-temporarily-blocks-texas-education-agency-from-releasing-a-f-accountability-ratings-again Camille Phillips /education/2024-05-07/fwisd-students-see-academic-growth-but-remain-behind-national-averages-below-grade-level Fort Worth ISD leaders presented an encouraging trend to the school board and City Council: Students in kindergarten through eighth grade showed academic growth on a midyear test. Tue, 07 May 2024 13:00:00 GMT /education/2024-05-07/fwisd-students-see-academic-growth-but-remain-behind-national-averages-below-grade-level Jacob Sanchez | Fort Worth Report, Matthew Sgroi | Fort Worth Report /education/2024-04-09/texas-will-use-computers-to-grade-written-answers-on-this-years-staar-tests The state will save more than $15 million by using technology similar to ChatGPT to give initial scores, reducing the number of human graders needed. The decision caught some educators by surprise. Tue, 09 Apr 2024 10:46:01 GMT /education/2024-04-09/texas-will-use-computers-to-grade-written-answers-on-this-years-staar-tests Keaton Peters | Texas Tribune /education/2024-02-29/almost-half-of-texas-fourth-graders-scored-a-zero-on-the-staar-writing-composition-last-year-teache The Texas Education Agency changed a lot about the state’s standardized test over the past couple years. Researchers and teachers worry the new approach to writing could kill creativity, but the TEA argues it better reflects how learning happens in class. Thu, 29 Feb 2024 19:29:07 GMT /education/2024-02-29/almost-half-of-texas-fourth-graders-scored-a-zero-on-the-staar-writing-composition-last-year-teache Dominic Anthony Walsh /education/2023-08-17/dallas-staar-scores-on-par-with-state-but-still-lag-pre-covid-results The State of Texas Assessment of Academic Readiness tested grades 3 through 8 in the spring of 2023. Test scores have not recovered to pre-COVID numbers, but most are better than last year. Thu, 17 Aug 2023 09:00:00 GMT /education/2023-08-17/dallas-staar-scores-on-par-with-state-but-still-lag-pre-covid-results Bill Zeeble /education/2023-08-16/texas-releases-staar-results-how-do-school-districts-in-fort-worth-compare Over half of the 12 school districts in Fort Worth saw decreases in third-grade reading scores on the state standardized test, while the other six had increases or stable numbers. Wed, 16 Aug 2023 22:01:18 GMT /education/2023-08-16/texas-releases-staar-results-how-do-school-districts-in-fort-worth-compare Dang Le | Fort Worth Report