In some classrooms, teachers ask: Can AI teach students to write better?

Coaching from artificial intelligence chatbots, personalized and accessible at any time, is now shaping how some students write.
Business Wire

Broadwood Partners: Leading Advisory Firm Glass Lewis Urges STAAR Shareholders to Vote “ AGAINST ” Sale to Alcon

NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Broadwood Partners, L.P. and its affiliates (“Broadwood” or “we”) today announced that Glass, Lewis & Co., LLC (“Glass Lewis”), a leading independent proxy advisory firm, ...
Investing

STAAR Surgical’s special meeting postponed again amid shareholder opposition

NEW YORK - STAAR Surgical Company’s (NASDAQ:STAA) special meeting of shareholders regarding its proposed acquisition by Alcon Inc. (NYSE:ALC) has been postponed for the fourth time, moving from today ...
Yahoo Finance

Broadwood Partners Denounces STAAR Surgical’s Fourth Delay of the Shareholder Vote on the Company’s Proposed Sale to Alcon

NEW YORK, December 19, 2025--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Broadwood Partners, L.P. and its affiliates ("Broadwood" or "we"), which together own 30.2% of the outstanding common stock of STAAR Surgical Company ...
Click2Houston

Fort Worth ISD takeover was largely based on STAAR test, despite plans to replace it

Sign up for The Brief, The Texas Tribune’s daily newsletter that keeps readers up to speed on the most essential Texas news. The state takeover of the Fort Worth ...
Morningstar

STAAR Surgical Sets New Record Date and Postpones STAAR Special Meeting of Stockholders in Light of Ongoing Discussions with Alcon

STAAR Surgical Company (NASDAQ: STAA), the manufacturer of the Implantable Collamer® Lens (ICL) announced that, in light of ongoing discussions with Alcon (SIX/NYSE: ALC), STAAR’s Special Meeting of ...
KSAT

Texas teachers, parents fear STAAR overhaul won’t take testing pressure off kids

Austin Voices for Education and Youth hosts a summer camp at Dobie Middle School, pictured here on July 23, 2025, for students that attend the three Austin ISD schools at risk of closure. (Ilana ...
KWTX

STAAR Test set to be thrown out of schools as bill finally passes Texas House

WACO, Texas (KWTX) - The STAAR test is being replaced with a new three-test format created by the Texas Education Agency. This push first failed during the regular session just before the deadline, ...
CBS News

Texas Legislature moves forward with plans to scrap the standardized STAAR tests

Teachers, public school students and their parents may soon be free of the dreaded standardized STAAR tests. The state House Committee on Public Education met Monday morning to discuss House Bill 8, ...
The Texas Observer

Will a STAAR-Crossed Legislature Finally Enact Real Testing Reform?

September 4 Update: In a second special legislative session, Texas lawmakers sent House Bill 8 to the governor’s desk. HB 8 is similar to the legislation that was proposed in the first special session ...
Yahoo Finance

STAAR Surgical (NASDAQ:STAA) Delivers Strong Q2 Numbers

Medical lens company STAAR Surgical (NASDAQ:STAA) announced better-than-expected revenue in Q2 CY2025, but sales fell by 55.2% year on year to $44.32 million. Its GAAP loss of $0.34 per share was 49.9 ...
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THC ban, eliminating the STAAR test, and flooding warning systems will be discussed during the special session

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