With the second year of implementation completed, it is now possible to compare results from the 2023 FAST results to the ...

The FAST tests are given to students three times over the school year, but only the last one counts toward school ...

Almost one-in five students scored far above the math standards for their grade. But almost 45% scored below expectations. 19.8% of students were 'advanced' compared to grade-level standards.

Instead, standards are proposed to be grouped by “grade bands” with multiple grades: K-1, 2-3, 4-5, 6-8, 9-12. The number of standards for each grade band is less than what’s now required.

Nearly a quarter of third graders did not pass the state’s reading test on their first try. Many are now in summer school, ...

HISD Houston ISD’s STAAR scores for grades 3-8 climb in reading and math. Third through eighth graders saw growth almost across the board compared to last year in both reading and math, with the ...

The mixed-bag results showed early literacy improvements, a key indicator of future academic success, but underline the ...

Instead, standards are proposed to be grouped by “grade bands” with multiple grades: K-1, 2-3, 4-5, 6-8, 9-12. The number of standards for each grade band is less than what’s now required.

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The testing window for the IREAD-3 assessment opens in just a few days. Legislation passed last year requires 3rd grade students to be retained if they do not pass the Indiana reading assessment.

But since 1990, students at both grade levels have improved in math: Fourth graders this year scored 27 points higher on the 300-point exam compared with their peers in 1990.