The new version of the STAAR has two notable changes ... see fewer multiple-choice worksheets.” The test will include reading passages that draw from material that students are learning 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 ...

AUSTIN, Texas — A group of advocates is asking Texas lawmakers to not use the STAAR test as the only source of measuring students' and schools' success. "At the middle school and elementary ...

This year, however, there will be no STAAR test prep in many of the HISD schools. Although HISD insists there is no official policy against it, teachers in some schools say that's not what they ...

CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas — The first STAAR test of the year is just a few weeks away and exams will be unlike any other assessments given in the past, as testing will be 100 percent online.

STAAR stands for the State of Texas Assessments of Academic Readiness. It's a state testing program that has been in place for about 15 years. The standardized test measures how much students have ...

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 ...

STAAR test scores out Friday show small gains in some districts, but overall the results show not much change in how students are performing. Some superintendents say new grading practices for the ...

HOUSTON — On Wednesday, the Houston Independent School District shared its high school STAAR test results. Superintendent Mike Miles was happy with the results and believes they will end up ...