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 ...

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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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

A Senate panel early Friday unveiled its rewrite of the House bill that would scrap STAAR, the state standardized test widely criticized for taking instructional time away from teachers and ...

Midland ISD releases statement Thursday regarding an update to STAAR test results. "Midland ISD has received STAAR End of Course (EOC) assessment scores needed to allow students to walk the stage ...

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 ...