Marcel, who was once a member of the group Blazin' Squad, is 39-years-old, making him the oldest Islander in the villa this year - and that the show has actually ever seen. Marcel got engaged to ...

The STAAR tests evaluate student knowledge and skills learned throughout the school year and determine student preparedness for the next grade level. Corpus Christi ISD officials offer advice for ...

STAAR is even unable to measure how much a student learns and grows over the course of one school year, writes Dallas ISD Superintendent Stephanie Elizalde. A little after 2:30 a.m. last Wednesday ...

April 8 kicks off the first round of STAAR testing across Texas. STAAR stands for the State of Texas Assessments of Academic Readiness. It's a state testing program that has been in place for ...

Every year, all students in Texas' public and open-enrollment charter schools in grades 3–8 or specific high school courses take STAAR exams, as do students enrolled in some private schools.