This week, the Texas House took historic action by finally eliminating the STAAR test. House Bill 4 would replace the high-stakes, one-time STAAR tests with shorter, more meaningful progress checks ...

(KTEN) — Members of the Texas House are trying to change how the STAAR test works. Texas students and their parents are familiar with the State of Texas Assessments of Academic Readiness exam, which ...

Legislation from the Texas House to scrap onerous STAAR testing is promising, but lawmakers continue to ignore core ways to improve public education.

Southeast Texas school leaders back House Bill 4, replacing STAAR with shorter tests, which now await Senate approval.

House Bill 4 would overhaul the “State of Texas Assessments of Academic Readiness” test better known as the STAAR test.

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Answer practice questions from the State of Texas Assessments of Academic Readiness, or STAAR, to see how you shape up ...

House Bill 4 would make the test shorter and base scores on how students’ performance compares to national averages.

As the Texas legislative session barrels toward key deadlines, District 71 State Representative Stan Lambert says lawmakers ...