Pasco County fifth grade classes need improvement in science, right away. Early assessments aimed to monitor children’s progress in key subjects showed that 35% of district fifth graders were on track ...

Cy-Fair ISD saw two elementary campuses master all STAAR test subjects at the fifth-grade level this year, meaning the northwest Harris County district of 118,000 students beat out its neighbor, Katy ...

One Katy ISD elementary school saw its fifth-grade students master three subjects of the STAAR test on average, a rare accomplishment for any school. Out of Katy ISD's 44 elementary schools, only ...

Jeffrey S. Solochek is an education reporter covering K-12 education policy and schools. Reach him at jsolochek@tampabay.com. Anyone can view a sampling of recent comments, but you must be a Times ...