This is especially important because state lawmakers adopted norm-reference tests for private school vouchers.

opinion | Editorials Replace STAAR? Not so fast, Texas Legislature Texas schools and kids need a criterion-referenced test.

Nationally norm-referenced tests are also the accountability instrument the Legislature chose for Texas’ new education savings account program.

Few things rile up parents and educators like the STAAR test, that statewide assessment aimed to measure students, their campus, and their school district. Lawmakers return to Austin this month ...

STAAR test once again on chopping block, Texas lawmakers debate replacement Texas state lawmakers return to Austin July 21st for the special session called by Governor Greg Abbott.

After Iranian media reported the arrest of two people linked to Israel's intelligence agency during the arch rivals' 12-day war, online posts shared a blurry image of a man apparently strapped to ...

Investigators have developed an artificial intelligence-assisted diagnostic system that can estimate bone mineral density in both the lumbar spine and the femur of the upper leg, based on X-ray ...

The first images from the Vera C. Rubin Observatory showed off a breathtaking preview of its capabilities — capturing millions of stars and galaxies light-years from Earth, along with thousands ...

A Texas school district has joined calls for more "holistic" accountability by urging Gov. Greg Abbott to call a special session on abolishing the STAAR.

Producer Ryan Murphy shared the first-look photos from his upcoming 'American Love Story' series on Friday, giving viewers a glimpse of Paul Kelly as JFK Jr. and Sarah Pidgeon as Carolyn Bessette ...

The genetic-testing company, which collected DNA data from users, is for sale in bankruptcy court. Now, 27 states and the District of Columbia oppose selling the data without express consent.

North Korea has moved a new warship damaged in a botched launch to a port near the Russian border, a move analysts say could point to a role for Moscow in repairing the vessel.