Why does this test dominate so much space in and out of the classroom? The State of Texas Assessments of Academic Readiness, better known as the STAAR test, looms large over education in Texas. Kids ...

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 ...

(KTEN) — Members of the Texas House are going back to the drawing board with the State of Texas Assessments of Academic Readiness exam, also known as the STAAR test. " This bill eliminates the STAAR ...

In 2022, I asked whether we should get rid of the State of Texas Assessment of Academic Readiness (aka STAAR) test. At the time, it was nothing more than an applause line utilized by Beto O’Rourke, ...

Students at Lone Star High School in Frisco wrote English essays during a practice test in February 2011. We doubted that lawmakers would be able to finalize a strong alternative for Texas’ ...

Texas lawmakers are moving to eliminate the STAAR test and replace it with three shorter assessments aimed at reducing student stress and giving teachers faster feedback. Senator Paul Bettencourt and ...

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 her ...

Sign up for The Brief, The Texas Tribune’s daily newsletter that keeps readers up to speed on the most essential Texas news. The state takeover of the Fort Worth ...

The Texas Education Agency (TEA) released Spring STAAR test results on Tuesday for high school end-of-course exams. The results showed slight changes in the performance of Texas students on this ...