STAAR themed decorations adorn the hallways of Wharton Elementary School in Wharton on April 21, 2018. Lawmakers failed to approve a bill to eliminate the STAAR test during the legislative session.

The Washington Commanders are set to send local students into summer with a memorable end-of-year pep rally at Payne Elementary School.

STAAR test stays in school after lawmakers can’t agree on how to replace it House and Senate negotiators had a deadline of 11:59 p.m. on Saturday to come up with a compromise.

The STAAR replaced high school-grade specific tests with end-of-course exams like algebra, geometry and biology. A redesigned version of the STAAR was launched for the 2022-23 school year, ...

AUSTIN (Texas Tribune) - A legislative effort to scrap the STAAR test to respond to concerns that the test puts unnecessary pressure on students died in the last days of the legislative session ...

A legislative effort to scrap the STAAR test to respond to concerns that the test puts unnecessary pressure on students died in the last days of the legislative session. House Bill 4, authored by ...

The STAAR tests will remain a reality for Texas students for at least the next two years after negotiations between state House and Senate lawmakers broke down shortly before a key deadline this ...

A legislative effort to scrap the STAAR test to respond to concerns that the test puts unnecessary pressure on students died in the last days of the legislative session. House Bill 4, authored by ...

SOUTH WHITEHALL TWP., Pa. - Students in Lehigh County aren't the only ones showing off their Eagles pride. Cetronia Elementary School in South Whitehall Township put on a pep rally Friday morning ...