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

One of the biggest elements of the bill is ending the State of Texas Assessments of Academic Readiness, or STAAR test. There have been complaints on both sides of the aisle that the STAAR test is ...

Lots of people hate the STAAR test – students (of course), teachers (of course), but also parents and principals. Austin state representative Gina Hinojosa has a story she tells to demonstrate h ...

The Texas Senate on Tuesday approved the House bill that would scrap STAAR, the state standardized test widely criticized for taking instructional time away from teachers and putting enormous ...

The bill, backed by state Sen. Paul Bettencourt, proposes eliminating the single, high-stakes STAAR test and instead implementing three shorter assessments spread throughout the school year.

Editor’s note: A correction was issued to reflect the House took a preliminary step to eliminating the STAAR test. AUSTIN (Nexstar) — The Texas House of Representatives took one more step ...

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The Texas House gave preliminary approval Monday to a bill that would eliminate the STAAR test. Credit: Eli Hartman/The Texas Tribune Audio recording is automated for accessibility. Humans wrote ...