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Students sitting for their STAAR exams this week will be part of a new method of evaluating Texas schools: Their written answers on the state’s standardized tests will be graded

The Texas Education Agency changed a lot about the state’s standardized test over the past couple years. Researchers and teachers worry the new approach to writing could kill creativity, but the TEA argues it better reflects how learning happens in class.

25% of written responses will be graded by a human, and the rest will be graded by an automated scoring engine.

Houston ISD school ratings based on STAAR testing sent campuses with "B" or higher grades plummeting to failing scores under new TEA guidelines.

Since the TEA took over HISD, some parents are opting their kids out of STAAR testing and claim there's more focus on results than actually learning.

The week-long training for teachers across Houston ISD got off to a rocky start, with crowded rooms prompting a fire marshal visit. On Wednesday, TEA-appointed superintendent Mike Miles starred in a musical about himself. 

The Killeen school board will meet at 9 a.m. Tuesday for a workshop where it will discuss property values and tax rates in light of recent legislation which will affect

Don't panic. It's going to be okay.

Here's how Dallas-Fort Worth students scored in this year's STAAR standardized testing.