Texas’ annual STAAR test could be replaced with three shorter tests under a new bill headed to Gov. Greg Abbott’s desk. (Yfat Yossifor | KERA) A bill to end Texas’ STAAR test in 2027 is likely to be ...

When they voted to end the STAAR test, lawmakers said they wanted to reduce the amount of time students spend taking tests.

A Texas and American flag hang in fifth grade teacher Mr. Mejicanos classroom at the Bowie Fine Arts Academy in Grand Prairie on Monday, Oct. 23, 2023. Starting in the 2027-28 school year, the State ...

WACO, Texas (KWTX) - The STAAR test is being replaced with a new three-test format created by the Texas Education Agency. This push first failed during the regular session just before the deadline, ...

Texas has been tweaking and twisting its standardized testing system since it was first introduced in 1979, continuously looking for the best way to judge students’ capacity to learn, teachers’ ...

Students at Lone Star High School in Frisco wrote English essays during a practice test in February 2011. Frisco ISD gave most of its STAAR tests online, but a tech glitch bogged down the system and ...

Gov. Greg Abbott added legislation to eliminate the STAAR test to the agenda on July 9 Credit: art by Zeke Barbaro / Getty Images Texas’ standardized test, STAAR, has no shortage of opponents.

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Students across Fort Worth saw gains on this year's state test, according to a report released Tuesday. Across the city, students posted a 2% gain in the number who scored on grade level across all ...

The annual mandatory STAAR test will soon be gone under a new law Gov. Greg Abbott signed this week. Public school students in third through eighth grades take the high-stakes standardized test each ...