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(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.

(NEXSTAR) — Do you think you could pass a fifth-grade state math test? With another school year underway, it’s never a bad idea to know what Oregon students are learning — or how hard the lessons are.