Senate Bill 105 by Sen. Mark Abraham, R-Lake Charles, initially called for the state to replace the LEAP test with a national assessment beginning in the 2026-27 school year.

There are those who argue that a nationally norm-referenced test would not be aligned with the Texas curriculum, unlike the STAAR, which is a criterion-referenced assessment. This is simply not ...

While a criterion-referenced test determines if students have mastered specific skills, a norm-referenced test, as called for in HB 4, gives teachers an idea of how students performed compared to ...

Criterion 1. Enhancing facilities: the project develops a sustainable and inclusive community. You should demonstrate this through identifying how the project will deliver positive social, ...

Former Lufkin ISD superintendent Roy Knight did not mince words in his testimony before the House Public Education Committee in Austin early Wednesday morning. Knight was one of 734 Texans who ...

First referenced as a guiding principle in former Chinese leader Hu Jintao’s report to the 17th Party Congress in 2007, military-civil fusion has evolved from an integration approach to an official ...

Objectives Society is confronted with the rapid emergence of innovation in science and technology. To manage this, horizon scanning is being adopted globally to identify, assess and prioritise ...

Under SB 2, families enrolling their children in private school would receive $10,000 per year, or $11,500 if the student has a disability, through what’s called an education savings account.

Experts also referenced assessment frameworks to gauge science literacy across different dimensions, such as the SL Assessment and PISA Science Assessment. Shi Yudie contributed to this story. Photo ...