Texas’ annual STAAR test could be replaced with three shorter tests under a new bill headed to Gov. Greg Abbott’s desk. (Yfat Yossifor | KERA) A bill to end Texas’ STAAR test in 2027 is likely to be ...

The STAAR will once again define spring testing in Texas classrooms this year. That's set to change soon. After about 15 years, students across Texas will swap the end-of-year assessment for three ...

Texas may be just days away from replacing the STAAR test, the controversial end-of-year exam for public school students. A deal fell through in the spring at the state capitol, but lawmakers are back ...

On the same day that Texas' top education department released its latest test scores, one North Texas school district called on Gov. Greg Abbott to push to abolish the state-mandated exams altogether.

New STAAR results for Texas elementary and middle school students were published Tuesday, giving parents, teachers and education leaders a glimpse into how children are performing in reading and math.

Texas’ students saw some wins in reading but continued to struggle to bounce back from pandemic-related learning losses in math, state testing results released Tuesday showed. Elementary students who ...

This week, thousands of Texas students will begin taking the annual State of Texas Assessments of Academic Readiness exams. The tests are administered every spring to track the academic performance of ...

WACO, Texas (KWTX) - Liam Shoaf, a senior in Gatesville ISD, has made a rare academic achievement—mastering every one of the 18 STAAR test exams offered by the state, according to a social media post ...

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