STAAR, the State of Texas Assessments of Academic Readiness, are the standardized tests Texas students take at the end of the school year starting in third grade. The tests measure how much each ...

April is STAAR season in Texas public schools. STAAR, the State of Texas Assessments of Academic Readiness, are the standardized tests Texas students take at the end of the school year starting in ...

It is no secret that Mississippi has generally not been the cream of the crop in terms of education in recent history. In 2013, the Magnolia State ranked 49th in Grade 4 Reading, 50th in Grade 4 Math, ...

Education news and commentary, delivered right to your inbox. Sign up for The 74 newsletter. America’s economic future is being shaped in its classrooms. Unfortunately, latest results on the Nation’s ...

The recent NAEP test results have caused major angst among people who track student achievement. NAEP stands for the National Assessment of Educational Progress and is typically given at two-year ...

This first appeared in James Farrell's weekly education newsletter. Sign up here to get it to your inbox first. Once again, a new report is highlighting just how difficult it’s been for students to ...

On January 29, the National Assessment of Education Progress, NAEP, released results from its 2024 assessment. This latest installment of the self-styled “Nation’s Report Card” makes depressing ...

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In 1953, Bárbara Flores entered kindergarten at Washington Elementary School in Madera, California, a small city in the Central Valley surrounded by farm fields. Her mother and grandmother had talked ...

Dr. Robert Cushman has bid farewell to his role in Renfrew County. The outgoing medical officer of health for the Renfrew County and District Health Unit (RCDHU) was at the job for almost six years, ...