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Accountability Ratings were released Thursday morning after a lawsuit from over 120 Texas school districts attempted to stop ...

SAN ANTONIO - More than a year and a half later, and a lengthy court battle, the Texas Education Agency released accountability ratings for schools and school d ...

Researchers have developed a personalized blood test that may offer a faster, less invasive way to track high-grade glioma progression.

Here's a step-by-step guide on checking your school's and district's grade from the TEA accountability rating system.

Supporting adult literacy and language programs can be enormously beneficial to society, writes economist M. Ray Perryman.

The ultimate traits-versus-production prospect, Stewart is one of the best athletes we've seen, but his production at Texas A&M was limited.

Experts say states can cover cover the gap following Monday's announcement that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) ...

The traditional grading system, using percentages or letter grades from A to F, has been the standard for educational assessment for decades. Its clarity makes it easy to understand; for instance, a ...

A 7-year-old Georgia boy has joined the prestigious Mensa organization. American Mensa is open to anyone who scores in the ...

The Food and Drug Administration is suspending a quality control program for testing of fluid milk and other dairy products ...

Some 4th and 12th grade tests won't proceed as planned, following sweeping cuts to the U.S. Department of Education research ...