Texas fourth- and eight-graders' overall math and reading scores in the National Assessment of Educational Progress test dropped last year, though some groups of students, like English learners and ...

Texas’ students saw some wins in reading but continued to struggle to bounce back from pandemic-related learning losses in math, state testing results released Tuesday showed. Elementary students who ...

Texas students need to understand math in order to advance in the industries thriving in Texas, advocates say. Texas students are falling behind in math, threatening their ability to thrive in ...

AUSTIN, Texas — The Texas Education Agency (TEA) released the spring STAAR testing scores for third through eighth grade students on Tuesday, showing reading and language arts scores improved across ...

Every year, millions of students across the United States take the SAT — or Scholastic Aptitude Test — a major milestone on the road to college. The SAT measures reading, writing, and math skills, and ...

At the Waco Central Library, Ellis Pittman, 5, looks for a book to take home on April 5, 2024. The Texas House and Senate have approved similar bills meant to help Texas' youngest learners with ...

At a handful of Houston ISD high schools, less than 15% of students are meeting the state’s minimum reading and math benchmarks on certain national exams, reflecting long-standing educational ...

Texas’ fourth- and eighth-grade students’ overall reading and math scores dropped in 2024, though Texas children learning English and Black fourth-graders ranked near the top of the country in some of ...

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