The state standardized test has long been criticized for taking instructional time away from teachers and putting unnecessary pressure on students.

AUSTIN – High school seniors who failed the STAAR test may still be able to graduate, under a bill Gov. Greg Abbott signed into law Monday. Senate Bill 149 by state Sen. Kel Seliger (R-Amarillo ...

TEXAS, USA — The Texas Education Agency has made the announcement that STAAR testing would go on as planned for the upcoming school year. That didn't sit well with a lot of teachers and parents ...

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EL PASO, Texas (KFOX14) — The front sign at Bill Sybert School says students are back. The bells are ringing and shoes can be heard squeaking across the halls. But there was a different sound ...

During both the April and May 2018 testing days, students across the state either could not log in or got bounced out of tests and had to start over. Jalin Weidner was among 100,455 taking online ...

AUSTIN, Texas — The Texas Education Agency (TEA) released the spring STAAR testing scores for third through eighth grade students on Tuesday, showing reading and language arts scores improved ...

STAAR Test results delayed for some students 00:44. TEXAS (CBSNewsTexas.com) ... but the Texas Education Agency says this year's results show signs of improvement.

The Texas Education Agency (TEA) released the Spring 2025 State of Texas Assessments of Academic Readiness (STAAR®) results for grades 3-8 this week. The results include assessments in reading ...

Online STAAR testing has faced technical issues before. In 2018, software kicked thousands of students out of the test while it was still going and didn’t let them log back on.

Students get your number two pencils ready, STAAR testing resumes on Monday. ... Join Insider Sign In. Open the KPRC Click2Houston Help Desk. Search. News; Watch Live; Ask 2; Immigration; ...

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.