The annual mandatory STAAR test will soon be gone under a new law Gov. Greg Abbott signed this week. Public school students in third through eighth grades take the high-stakes standardized test each ...

TEXAS, USA — Texas lawmakers are making another push to eliminate the STAAR test, proposing a replacement system that would fundamentally change how Texas measures student performance. House Bill 8, ...

More on the special session of the legislature and a deep dive into the unpopular STAAR test. The legislature gets to work on flooding and redistricting; a deep dive into the unpopular STAAR test; ...

AUSTIN, Texas — The Texas Education Agency (TEA) released the spring STAAR testing scores for third through eighth grade students on Tuesday, showing reading and language arts scores improved across ...

Efforts to reform the State of Texas Assessment of Academic Readiness, or STAAR tests, in Texas schools died a slow death in late spring. But in their special session, legislators may consider it ...

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Houston ISD's standardized test scores are improving and on par with statewide averages after spending years trailing behind, a feat state-appointed Superintendent Mike Miles attributed Thursday to ...

Why does this test dominate so much space in and out of the classroom? The State of Texas Assessments of Academic Readiness, better known as the STAAR test, looms large over education in Texas. Kids ...

LONGVIEW, Texas (KLTV) - East Texas public school students can expect a change in state testing in the coming years. The STAAR test at the end of the year will be replaced with three new shorter tests ...

CUSHING, Texas (KTRE) - The Texas STAAR test is a somewhat divisive issue among legislators and educators. “Our kids are crying because they don’t want to take STAAR, our teachers are pulling their ...