Stephanie S. Elizalde, Ed.D., has been the Superintendent of Dallas ISD since June 2022.

Rather than having a once-a-year test offered, lawmakers at the state capitol are exploring changes to the STAAR exam.

Some members of advocacy group Community Voice for Public Education said Houston ISD placed STAAR tests in front of students who had opted out of the exams.

Texas public school students began taking the State of Texas Assessments of Academic Readiness tests this month. The STAAR tests evaluate student knowledge and skills learned throughout the school ...

Texas public school students began taking the State of Texas Assessments of Academic Readiness tests this month. The STAAR tests evaluate student knowledge and skills learned throughout the school ...

A Texas House committee voted unanimously to get rid of the STAAR test and replace it with a series of shorter tests ...

Texas lawmakers want to scrap the much-maligned STAAR test in favor of a series of shorter exams. The Legislature is considering House Bill 4, which would replace the State of Texas Assessments of ...

Texas House lawmakers are proposing to replace the state’s annual STAAR exams with a series of tests given throughout the ...

Posted by Santa Fe TEXAS High School on Tuesday, April 22, 2025 On Wednesday, the district reopened its campuses with Junior and High School STAAR testing scheduled for Thursday and Friday.

House lawmakers are proposing to replace the state’s annual STAAR exams with a series of tests given throughout the year under a plan they say would reduce the exams’ high-stakes nature and ...