Houston ISD students who "passed" the STAAR exam in biology surpassed state averages for the first time in 2025, notching what appeared to be a critical win for state-appointed Superintendent Mike ...

At a large Midwestern high school, almost 40 percent of low-income biology students were poised to fail the course. Instead, thanks to simple measures aimed at reducing test anxiety, that failure rate ...

An empty courtyard at Henry M. Gunn High School in Palo Alto on April 3, 2020. Phoro by Magali Gauthier. Starting in the 2025-26 school year, Palo Alto freshmen will have just one option for biology, ...

More than 2,000 students in Washington won’t graduate from high school this June because they can’t pass the state’s biology test. That’s what the Washington State Board of Education is telling ...