Dallas-based Slotnik Capital acquired 635,000 shares of STAAR Surgical, adding an estimated $17.06 million position. The transaction resulted in a position representing 5.33% of Slotnik Capital's 13F ...

A simple looking grade-school math problem has stumped the masses. Can you solve it correctly? The simple equation shared by @BholanathDutta on X this week, who regularly posts brainteasers, read ...

A 7th grade history teacher, Thomas Ward has discovered a stylish way to engage his students: He dresses the part to illustrate his history lessons. Ward, 58, shares his daily classroom “fit checks” ...

For decades, school districts have sorted students into neat grade groupings: K–5, 6–8, 9–12. But those lines have blurred. Some districts are reviving stand-alone middle schools. Others are phasing ...

MIDLAND The Texas Education Agency on Tuesday released the spring 2025 State of Texas Assessment of Academic Readiness (STAAR) 3-8 results. These results are a key indicator of student performance in ...

Fort Worth ISD Superintendent Karen Molinar gives a presentation on student academics and the instructional framework during a FWISD School Board meeting May 20 at the District Administration Building ...

Students made gains in most State of Texas Assessments of Academic Readiness tests from the prior year, with steady improvements within Houston ISD that prompted leaders to tout a "Houston Comeback." ...

Katy, Cy-Fair, Fort Bend and Conroe ISDs, which educate a combined 365,000 students — consistently scored above state averages on the elementary and middle school STAAR scores released Tuesday.

AUSTIN, Texas — The Texas Education Agency (TEA) released Spring STAAR test results on Tuesday for high school end-of-course exams. The results showed slight changes in the performance of Texas ...

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