Last year I wrote a series of 3 blog posts about the STAAR test. STAAR stands for State of Texas Assessments of Academic Readiness. It is a series of state-mandated standardized tests used in Texas public schools to assess a student's achievements and knowledge learned in the grade level. Next week, elementary and middle school students (grades 3-8) across North Texas will sit down for the STAAR 2017. That's why I'm reposting the link to these blogs (see below). The issue I w