Politics & Policy
March 26, 2013
The Future of Public Ed (Begins in About Five Minutes)
The House will take up HB 5 on the floor today and will debate whether the measure is sufficiently rigorous to achieve college readiness.
Testing
January 21, 2013
Are You Smarter than a High School Student?
Test your smarts with 15 sample questions from the new STAAR subject matter tests.
News & Politics
January 20, 2013
The Exonerated
Thirty-seven men, 525 years behind bars for crimes they didn’t commit. Thanks to DNA testing, their claims of innocence have finally been proved—but what happens to them now?
February 15, 2012
Tweaks to STAAR Exam Rollout
State senator Florence Shapiro says that the Texas Education Agency can (and should) waive the requirement that tests count toward fifteen percent of final grades this year.