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Top Stories: Preliminary STAAR Results Show Math Improvements; Behind ‘Sons Of St. Clair’

ËÄ»¢Ó°Ôº | By Krystina Martinez
Published May 10, 2018 at 9:00 AM CDT
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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.

The top local stories this morning from ËÄ»¢Ó°Ôº: Preliminary results are out from this spring's tests. According to fifth- and eighth-graders in Texas made improvements at every performance level in the math section.

However, reading results were mixed. While fifth-graders made improvements, eighth-grade scores were flat. Fifth- and eighth-grade students must pass the reading and math tests to be automatically promoted to the next grade. Those who failed get two more chances on the tests.

Other stories this morning:

  • The Texas Court of Criminal Appeals has of a Tarrant County man.
  • Dallas-based AT&T regarding its payments to the company of President Trump's personal attorney Michael Cohen.
  • A new documentary about Bone Thugs-N-Harmony screens this afternoon at the

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Krystina Martinez
Former ËÄ»¢Ó°Ôº staffer Krystina Martinez was an assistant producer. She produced local content for Morning Edition and ËÄ»¢Ó°ÔºNews.org. She also produced The Friday Conversation, a weekly series of conversations with North Texas newsmakers. Krystina was also the backup newscaster for the Texas Standard.
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