After more than a decade of Texas students sitting for the State of Texas Assessments of Academic Readiness or STAAR tests, the standardized test is slated to be scrapped. In September, Gov. Greg ...

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(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.

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 ...

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, filed by ...

As the regular legislative session drew to a close last month, a proposal to scrap Texas' state test died when lawmakers couldn't agree about what to replace it with. But lawmakers could get a second ...

Students attend a math and reading workshop at a STAAR summer camp held at Dobie Middle School on July 23, 2025. Texas lawmakers will try again to revamp the state’s standardized test during this year ...

HOUSTON, Texas — The Texas Education Agency has released the Spring 2025 STAAR End-of-Course (EOC) assessment results, offering an updated look at how high-school students across Texas are performing ...

HISD students are getting a crucial two-week break before heading into a spring semester packed with key STAAR testing and college entrance exams. This year's schedule includes key testing dates, ...

The State of Texas Assessments of Academic Readiness, known as STAAR, are a series of state-mandated standardized tests used in Texas schools to assess a student’s achievements and knowledge. Diane ...

There are so many problems with the STAAR, the best place to begin is to simply say it must end. The STAAR, or State of Texas Assessments of Academic Readiness, cannot be salvaged. It cannot be fixed.

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 ...