House Bill 8 scraps the unpopular exam for three shorter tests at the beginning, middle and end of the year starting in the ...

Texas lawmakers approved a new standardized testing plan to replace STAAR starting in the 2027-2028 school year.

The Texas House has approved House Bill 8 on Wednesday night, paving the way to eliminate the STAAR exam and replace it with three shorter assessments starting in the 2027-28 school year.

This push first failed during the regular session just before the deadline, but when Abbott called everyone back for the ...

Democrats say recent changes to the bill give too much power to the TEA and fall short of meaningfully easing the pressures of standardized testing. The Texas House approved Tuesday a bill to overhaul ...

AUSTIN, TX (KTRK) -- A special panel created to consider how Texas assesses student performance will not recommend a replacement to the STAAR test in its report to Governor Greg Abbott and the state ...

The Texas House voted to advance a bill on Tuesday that could end STAAR testing. The House greenlit plans to scrap the state exam, advancing House Bill 8. The state Senate is set to discuss its ...

Texas students who are still learning remotely won't have to take the required State of Texas Assessments of Academic Readiness exam, or STAAR test, according to the state's education commissioner. In ...

Gov. Greg Abbott has directed state lawmakers to come up with a replacement for the State of Texas Assessments of Academic Readiness (STAAR) test as part of the special session that starts July 21.

In this week’s episode, Matthew speaks with Tribune reporter Sneha Dey and the Commit Partnership’s Bridget Worley about the changes to the state’s standardized test.

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 ...