AUGUSTA, Ga. — With the start of a new school year just weeks away, United Way of the CSRA is asking the community to help local students prepare for the classroom by donating school supplies through ...

Despite intensive state-mandated academic supports at the three schools this year, less than 40% of Dobie, Burnet and Webb middle school students on average passed the State of Texas Assessments of ...

Houston ISD’s Hattie Mae White Educational Support Center. Results for Texas' end-of-year standardized test, STAAR, were released Wednesday, and Houston ISD's high school students saw their biggest ...

I’m hosting a garage sale, and I told my friends that I’d be happy to include their clothing or books if they want to get rid of anything. One friend said she had some stuff she’d contribute and that, ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A student walks down a hallway as several signs indicating students are taking STAAR exams are displayed at Arnold Elementary ...

Democratic candidate for Texas governor, Gina Hinojosa, is taking aim at the annual STAAR testing, for which many students in the state will prepare this week. This week, the State of Texas ...

As a professor, I was guilty of circling the word "things" on my students’ essays, cringing at this empty space of a six-letter word. My comment to them: “Think of another word instead of this hollow ...

April marks the time of year when State of Texas Assessments of Academic Readiness, or STAAR, testing begins to measure academic performance in Texas schools, often generating excitement and anxiety ...

STAAR, the State of Texas Assessments of Academic Readiness, are the standardized tests Texas students take at the end of the school year starting in third grade. The tests measure how much each ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. April is STAAR season in Texas public schools. STAAR, the State of Texas Assessments of Academic Readiness, are the standardized ...

Staar Surgical will remain independent after a bitter shareholder battle that has raged for the past several months has now ended the attempted buyout of the company by Alcon. Alcon announced its ...