Texas children’s performance on an annual reading test was basically flat from 2012 to 2021, even as the state spent billions of additional dollars on K-12 education. I recently did a peer-reviewed ...

HB 4 would create a nationally norm-referenced test — comparing students' performance to one another rather than to a standard — and creates benchmark tests to measure academic growth ...

The House wants to grade Texas students by comparing their performance to their peers around the country in what is called a “norm-referenced test.” Proponents of this kind of test say it ...

The House favors grading Texas students by comparing their performance to their peers around the country, what is known as a “norm-referenced test.” Proponents of this kind of test say it ...

AUSTIN, Texas — A Senate panel on Sunday approved its rewrite of the House bill that would scrap STAAR, the state standardized test widely criticized for taking instructional time away from ...

The STAAR’s technical documents suggest that the test is designed much like a norm-referenced test – that is, assessing students relative to their peers, rather than if they meet a fixed standard.

Millions of Americans take high-stakes exams every year. Caiaimage/Chris Ryan/iStock via Getty Images ...

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