AUSTIN, Texas — The Texas Education Agency (TEA) released the spring STAAR testing scores for third through eighth grade students on Tuesday, showing reading and language arts scores improved across ...

More on the special session of the legislature and a deep dive into the unpopular STAAR test. The legislature gets to work on flooding and redistricting; a deep dive into the unpopular STAAR test; ...

When lawmakers voted in September to eliminate Texas’ end-of-year state test and replace it with three shorter exams, they said they wanted to reduce the amount of time students spend taking ...

Pictured is an empty classroom with tables and chairs. Gov. Greg Abbott has directed state lawmakers to come up with a replacement for the State of Texas Assessments of Academic Readiness (STAAR) test ...

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, ...

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 ...

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STAAR prep and practice tools provide students a method to develop skills and measure progress for the Texas exam. Many feature timed quizzes, sample questions, and step-by-step guides. Students study ...

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 GOP-dominated Texas Senate passed a version of House Bill 8, by House Public Education Committee Chair Brad Buckley, late Wednesday. AUSTIN - A monthslong impasse over how to replace the unpopular ...