STAAR testing ends, school vouchers rise, and public schools face funding challenges and accountability questions.

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

STAAR results will be available online in June, providing detailed insights into student performance and areas for improvement. It's standardized test time for Texas public school students.

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