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Thursday, February 21, 2013  School districts are turning to more creative ways to keep pace with the 21st century student.

Tuesday, January 08, 2013  Educators are looking forward to the 83rd Legislature as many educational issues are expected to be on the table, including vouchers and standardized tests.

Monday, December 10, 2012  An expert is denying that Texas made its latest standardized test too difficult, saying such exams have always gotten harder but students still tend to improve their scores over time.

Tuesday, December 04, 2012  Texas education officials say thousands of students retaking a standardized test had to skip the electronic version due to a computer glitch.

Monday, December 03, 2012  More than half of Texas ninth graders who last spring failed one or more of the state's new standardized tests skipped their change to retest.

Monday, August 27, 2012  Tea party activist and former Railroad Commission Chairman Michael Williams has been named Texas' top education official.

Friday, August 10, 2012  Region 16 and KACV have teamed up to bring educational learning to the public that will also help teachers prepare for the STAAR.

Thursday, August 09, 2012  The start of a new school year is looming, and so are those STAAR test results and anxiety surrounding those

Tuesday, June 19, 2012  Top education leaders in the Texas House are to hear testimony on the state's new standardized test and its effects on students, teachers, instruction practices and graduation rates.

Wednesday, June 13, 2012  After some worry and much uncertainty heading into this year's new STAAR test, the early results are in.

Wednesday, June 06, 2012  Texas high school students can pass most of the state's new end-of-course exams this year by answering fewer than half the questions correctly.

Tuesday, March 27, 2012  Students across the state of Texas have studied for months in preparation for the STAAR Exam, and bright and early Monday morning they put their knowledge to the test.

Monday, March 26, 2012  Students across Texas are beginning STAAR standardized tests this week.

Tuesday, February 21, 2012  Pronews 7 looks at the differences between the TAKS and STAAR, and what parents and students need to know.

Thursday, January 26, 2012  State Board of Education members have pressed the Texas education commissioner about whether high-stakes standardized testing is warping classroom teaching to ensure students spend more time preparing for the exams then actual learning.