State of Texas Assessments of Academic Readiness tests, or STAAR, tests are being administered in ISDs across the state this week. Here are just a few sample questions local 5th graders saw in last year's exam:
Can you pass this 5th grade math and science STAAR test?
By Danica Lloyd
Editor, Cy-Fair
Danica joined Community Impact Newspaper as a reporter in 2016. As editor, she continues to cover local government, education, health care, real estate, development, business and transportation in Cy-Fair. Her experience prior to CI includes studying at the Washington Journalism Center and interning at a startup incubator in D.C., serving as editor-in-chief of Union University's student magazine and online newspaper, reporting for The Jackson Sun and freelancing for other publications in Arkansas and Tennessee.