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.

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.

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 ...

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 ...

Following changes to the state standardized test, Texas students will no longer take the STAAR on paper. The exam is moving online this year. Ian McVea Star-Telegram archives When Texas students take ...

Fourth and seventh graders would no longer take writing tests under the State of Texas Assessments of Academic Readiness as part of a bill awaiting Gov. Greg Abbott's signature. House Bill 3906 also ...