A student takes a math class to study for the STAAR state standardized tests in this archive photo. Ron Jenkins Star-Telegram file photo Are you an accountant who plugs functions into spreadsheets to ...

We grabbed 20 fifth grade math questions a recent test. None of them should require a calculator or scratch pad for most adult minds. Get half of them right, and you might be qualified to run an ...

Whoever first used the word "elementary" to descibe something simple or obvious clearly wasn't talking about Texas' standardized test. Monday, public school students across the state will take the ...

(NEXSTAR) — Are you smarter than a Texas fifth-grader taking the STAAR Test? As another new school year begins, it’s never a bad idea to know what the kids are learning — or how hard the lessons are.

Are you an accountant who plugs functions into spreadsheets to automate your math? An engineer who hasn’t practiced your multiplication tables in decades? An artist who avoids math at all costs?

We grabbed 20 fifth grade math questions from last year's State of Texas Assessments of Academic Readiness (STAAR) exam. None of them should require a calculator or scratch pad for most adult minds.

Beginning Monday, March 28, fifth grade students from across the state will begin taking their required fifth grade State of Texas Assessments of Academic Readiness (STAAR) exam. We grabbed 20 fifth ...