The STAAR test tracks whether students are on grade level or not. It also drives a school's A-F rating and whether a district ...

A new Texas law will change the testing model in two years, but for now, here's what to know about spring 2026 standardized ...

With STAAR testing beginning this week, we preview the testing regime to come in Fall 2027 and the benefits of the new ...

(CBS News Texas) - Texas lawmakers are set to vote on two bills on Tuesday that could end STAAR testing. The bills that would scrap the test are up for a vote in both the Texas House and Texas Senate.

The full TribFest program is now LIVE. TribFest 2025 is presented by JPMorganChase Democrats say recent changes to the bill give too much power to the TEA and fall short of meaningfully easing the ...

As Texas education officials work to roll out a revamp of the STAAR test, some advocates want state leaders to dial back on the testing and limit their high stakes even more. This week's release of ...

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 ...

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 Center Square) – Student excitement about the legislature abolishing the annual statewide standardized test may be short lived. Instead of one test, students will soon have to take three. HB 8, ...

TEXAS, USA — Texas lawmakers are making another push to eliminate the STAAR test, proposing a replacement system that would fundamentally change how Texas measures student performance. House Bill 8, ...

Parents are criticizing a San Antonio school field trip tied to STAAR test-related requirements. One parent shared ...

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 ...