The Texas House preliminarily approved a bill to replace the STAAR test with a shorter one. The bill aims to reduce testing time and use results to inform instruction, addressing concerns about ...

CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas — As the STAAR test season is winding down, districts across the state have been preparing our students to perform well. "We've got students across the district taking ...

For years, I’ve advocated for reducing — and ultimately eliminating — the STAAR test in our public schools. Time and again, I’ve heard from students, teachers, and parents about the ...

Editor’s note: A correction was issued to reflect the House took a preliminary step to eliminating the STAAR test. AUSTIN (Nexstar) — The Texas House of Representatives took one more step ...

The Texas House gave preliminary approval Monday to a bill that would eliminate the STAAR test. Credit: Eli Hartman/The Texas Tribune Audio recording is automated for accessibility. Humans wrote ...

At the 400-student Houston Quran Academy in Katy, students’ STAAR test results are so important they are posted on the wall near the entrance right beside Arabic Quran verses and the school’s ...

The Texas House of Representatives overwhelmingly approved a bill to eliminate the STAAR, a standardized test the state uses to monitor student performance. It has faced criticism from school ...

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The Texas House gave preliminary approval Monday to a bill that would eliminate STAAR, the high-stakes standardized test that the state and school districts use to monitor student learning and ...

Texas lawmakers want to scrap the much-maligned STAAR test in favor of a series of shorter exams. (Ben Sklar / The New York Times) Texas lawmakers want to scrap the much-maligned STAAR test in ...

The House Public Education Committee unanimously passed House Bill 4, which seeks to replace the STAAR with a series of smaller tests throughout the school year. Instead of high-stakes testing ...