STAAR

Texas has become the first state in the United States to publicly adopt artificial intelligence for grading. Texas recently announced that the written test portion of the Academic Readiness Assessment (STAAR) exam will use an "automatic scoring engine" to score students. STAAR is an exam that assesses the abilities of public school students in grades 3 to 12 in Texas at the end of each school year. The STAAR exam is based on the Texas curriculum standards and covers core subjects including reading, writing, mathematics, science and sociology. Texas began to promote STAAR exam reform in 2023. The revised exam reduces the number of choices…