The State of Texas Assessments of Academic Readiness, known as STAAR , are a series of state-mandated standardized tests used in Texas schools to assess a student’s achievements and knowledge. Diane ...

Texas students' written responses on the STAAR test will most likely be scored by a computer, rather than a person. Some education leaders are confused by the change and question how using this ...

Texas' use of computers to score written answers on the state standardized test is under scrutiny in Dallas after school officials learned that thousands of students were awarded marks that were too ...

Having just adapted to a newly reformatted state test, school leaders across Texas are now looking at a new change in how their students are assessed: computer-based scoring. The Texas Education ...