Texas children’s performance on an annual reading test was basically flat from 2012 to 2021, even as the state spent billions ...

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 ...

Salvation Army gets $100K for utilities aid program, holds fan giveaway House Bill 4 would replace the STAAR test with three smaller tests yearly. “We would be able to determine are they growing ...

House Bill 4 proposes testing students at the beginning, middle, and end of each school year rather than relying on a single high-stakes STAAR exam. “It appears right now that it will not be a ...

AUSTIN, Texas - A major shift in student testing could be coming to Texas classrooms. Lawmakers in the state House have overwhelmingly passed a bill that would eliminate the STAAR exam and replace it ...

TYLER, Texas (KETK) — STAAR testing could soon hear its final bell as Texas lawmakers move toward overhauling the annual exams, educators and parents alike say they fully support its end. “The STAAR ...

STAAR testing could soon hear its final bell as Texas lawmakers move toward overhauling the annual exams, educators and parents alike say they fully support its end. Visit this article to learn ...

AUSTIN, Texas — A new bill that could bring major changes to how public schools across the state are held accountable has cleared a major hurdle at the Texas Capitol. House Bill 4, which has now ...

Many parents, students, and even teachers have expressed the desire to get rid of STAAR Testing and all standardized tests for that matter. It now appears that people who are against these tests are ...

AUSTIN, Texas- The end-of-year STAAR exams that stressed students to tears might get the boot after the Texas House nearly unanimously voted for a bill to replace the dreaded standardized test with ...

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 ...