House Bill 4 proposes testing students at the beginning, middle, and end of each school year rather than relying on a single high-stakes STAAR exam. “It appears right now that it will not be a ...

AUSTIN, Texas - A major shift in student testing could be coming to Texas classrooms. Lawmakers in the state House have overwhelmingly passed a bill that would eliminate the STAAR exam and replace it ...

As stultifying as it is useless, as anxiety-inducing as it is deadening, STAAR testing is such an abject failure that it has succeeded in the unthinkable: uniting Democrats and Republicans in the ...

TYLER, Texas (KETK) — STAAR testing could soon hear its final bell as Texas lawmakers move toward overhauling the annual exams, educators and parents alike say they fully support its end. “The STAAR ...

STAAR testing could soon hear its final bell as Texas lawmakers move toward overhauling the annual exams, educators and parents alike say they fully support its end. Visit this article to learn ...

AUSTIN, Texas — A new bill that could bring major changes to how public schools across the state are held accountable has cleared a major hurdle at the Texas Capitol. House Bill 4, which has now ...

Many parents, students, and even teachers have expressed the desire to get rid of STAAR Testing and all standardized tests for that matter. It now appears that people who are against these tests are ...

AUSTIN, Texas- The end-of-year STAAR exams that stressed students to tears might get the boot after the Texas House nearly unanimously voted for a bill to replace the dreaded standardized test with ...

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 ...