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Texas elementary and middle school students' STAAR scores dropped in math and science, data released Friday shows. The latest results highlight the challenges to recover from the pandemic's disruption ...

/ Texas Education Agency Texas elementary and middle school students made gains in reading this year, prompting education leaders to celebrate the scores as a sign that the state’s focus on literacy ...

STAAR results grades 3-8 released Tuesday show Texas students made some gains in reading but are still struggling with math. (Eli Hartman/The Texas Tribune, Eli Hartman/The Texas Tribune) Sign up for ...

(The Texas Tribune) - State testing data released Friday shows students’ math and science scores slipped as they struggle to catch up after the pandemic. Texas elementary students who took the State ...

A calculator and a test sheet on a desk at Elsik High School in Houston in 2018. (Pu Ying Huang For The Texas Tribune, Pu Ying Huang For The Texas Tribune) Sign up for The Brief, The Texas Tribune’s ...

"Texas students make gains in reading but struggle with math, STAAR scores show" was first published by The Texas Tribune, a nonprofit, nonpartisan media organization that informs Texans — and engages ...

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