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Thursday, March 07, 2013  A Brownsville high school failed to meet standardized testing marks repeatedly, so the state has stepped in with extra resources and facilitators to help get them up to par.

Thursday, November 15, 2012  At first it was the TAAS, then came the TAKS and now the STARR - standardized tests - way to evaluate students' achievement at certain grade levels.

Sunday, February 19, 2012  The Texas Education Commissioner bowed to pressure from state lawmakers, including some from the Valley, to delay a requirement that would make the new STAAR test 15 percent of a student's overall grade in core classes.

Thursday, February 16, 2012  Texas Education Agency gave La Feria High School a rating of "Academically Unacceptable" in November. .

Wednesday, January 25, 2012  A Harlingen mother is expressing alarm about new, more-rigorous standardized testing for Texas school children

Friday, April 29, 2011  Students at Hanna High School had no idea their parents were outside the school, anxiously awaiting for their children after news broke about an alleged bomb threat on campus.

Thursday, April 28, 2011  The Texas Assessment of Knowledge and Skills has been a long debated test.

Tuesday, April 26, 2011  "It was a pretty weird day," said Cole Allex of his first day of TAKS testing at Coakley Middle School in Harlingen, but he was well prepared for the test.

Monday, August 23, 2010  The Texas Education Agency gave failing grades to two Hidalgo County schools for their performance last year.

Monday, August 02, 2010  Two school districts from the Rio Grande Valley were rated as “Academically Unacceptable" for their students' performance in the Texas Assessment of Knowledge and Skills test.

Friday, June 04, 2010  Nine of 10 Texas public high school seniors passed the Texas Assessment of Knowledge and Skills required for graduation this year.

Thursday, August 27, 2009  The 2009 state accountability ratings based on the TAKS test are in. So how did region one do on the test and which areas do Valley schools need to improve on?

Thursday, August 27, 2009  Action 4 News has posted TAKS testing rankings for Rio Grande Valley schools.

Monday, May 11, 2009  Students from at least five school districts are returning to classes on Monday after being dismissed to halt the spread of the swine flu.

Tuesday, April 28, 2009  At least 17 schools have closed for the week and thousands of Texas students are missing school on an important day of standardized state tests because of swine flu fears.