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

Though a majority of third graders did not hit a critical reading benchmark, the 2025 scores show a slight improvement over ...

How did 7th graders perform on reading and math tests? About 60% of district seventh graders who scored at grade level or above in reading topped the state average of 57%.

The Texas Education Agency released STAAR results for grades 3-8 assessments in June. See score data for districts across the Coastal Bend.

But many parents and educators have grown skeptical of standardized testing and the relevance of a student’s scores to their long-term success—especially tests given when children are still in ...

The chatbots’ appeal to kids, especially teens, is obvious. Unlike human friends, these AI companions will think all your jokes are funny. They’re programmed to be endlessly patient and to validate ...

The trend illustrates one of Fort Worth ISD’s biggest challenges: When presented with options, many families are looking ...

My first run-in with war was when I was 5. I was playing in the living room and my handsome young father was in the ...

The co-founder of Story Finders Books says she and her partner have a passion to provide peace of mind for parents.

Art in the Loft’s “SummerView” exhibit is on display now through Sept. 6 at 109 N. 2nd Ave. in Alpena. The gallery is open ...

School's out for summer and kids will play but does learning have to fall by the wayside? Not if Kern Dance Alliance and its community partners have anything to say about it. Books in Motion, a summer ...

The Star met Darryl Chamberlain around 2017 after the newspaper learned from a tipster that a Kansas City engineer was ...