STAAR testing begins in many Texas schools this week, but that will change in the next couple of years. Here's what that ...

The days of making sure your pencil marks stay neatly within the lines are over. This year, almost all Texas students will exercise their skills on the STAAR Test online, according to the Texas ...

HOUSTON — A sweeping education reform bill that could reshape how students are tested in Texas is one step closer to becoming law. House Bill 4, which aims to replace the STAAR exam, passed the Texas ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. There are a number of theories on why so many Texas students received zeroes on certain question types on this year’s state test.

AUSTIN - A state expert denied Texas made its latest standardized test too difficult, saying Monday that such exams have always gotten harder but students tend to improve their scores over time.

LONGVIEW, Texas (KLTV) - East Texas public school students can expect a change in state testing in the coming years. The STAAR test at the end of the year will be replaced with three new shorter tests ...

STAAR test scores out Friday show small gains in some districts, but overall the results show not much change in how students are performing. Some superintendents say new grading practices for the ...

The number of elementary school students who received a zero on their state standardized essay test questions this spring increased by about 20% from last year. Among all third- to eighth-graders, ...