A student takes a math class to study for the STAAR state standardized tests in this archive photo. Ron Jenkins Star-Telegram file photo Are you an accountant who plugs functions into spreadsheets to ...

Whoever first used the word "elementary" to descibe something simple or obvious clearly wasn't talking about Texas' standardized test. Monday, public school students across the state will take the ...

Houston is a smart city. We grabbed 20 fifth grade math questions from last year's State of Texas Assessments of Academic Readiness (STAAR) exam. None of them should require a calculator or scratch ...

Passing rates on the State of Texas Assessments of Academic Readiness, or STAAR, generally improved for fifth-grade reading and math across Bexar County, but the eighth-grade results were mixed.

Houston ISD's standardized test scores are improving and on par with statewide averages after spending years trailing behind, a feat state-appointed Superintendent Mike Miles attributed Thursday to ...

Are you an accountant who plugs functions into spreadsheets to automate your math? An engineer who hasn’t practiced your multiplication tables in decades? An artist who avoids math at all costs?