When Nikita Walker, a parent in Rutherford County, Tenn., saw that her daughter’s homework asked the then-5th grader to write a few sentences in support of slavery, she was confused—and angry.

The Hechinger Report covers one topic: education. Sign up for our newsletters to have stories delivered to your inbox. Consider becoming a member to support our nonprofit journalism. A September 2020 ...

AUSTIN (KXAN) — STAAR test results were released for grades 3-8 on Tuesday for reading, math, science and social studies. Those results are showing progress and a need for improvement for some Texas ...

EDITOR'S NOTE: The video above is from early June when the TEA released the STAAR EOC test scores for 2025. The Texas Education Agency released the 2025 STAAR test results Tuesday morning for grades 3 ...

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