Texas High-schoolers Have to Pass the STAAR Test to Graduate. Could You?

Editor's note, April 9, 2019: This story was originally published May 7, 2018. We're bringing it back so readers can put their skills to the test as Dallas high-schoolers take STAAR exams this week.Texas high school students are taking their STAAR end-of-course exams this week, so we put Dallas-area trustees to the test.The State of Texas Assessments of Academic Readiness are given to students in grades three to eight. High-schoolers taking algebra I, English I and II, U.S. history and biology also must pass tests in those subjects.  Continue reading...