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 ...

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.

AUSTIN, Texas (KTRK) -- The grade promotion requirement related to the State of Texas Assessments of Academic Readiness (STAAR) test for 5th and 8th grade students has been waived for the upcoming ...

(NEXSTAR) — Are you smarter than a Texas fifth-grader taking the STAAR Test? As another new school year begins, it’s never a bad idea to know what the kids are learning — or how hard the lessons are.

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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?