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 ...

Texas’ annual STAAR test could be replaced with three shorter tests under a new bill headed to Gov. Greg Abbott’s desk. (Yfat Yossifor | KERA) A bill to end Texas’ STAAR test in 2027 is likely to be ...

Gov. Greg Abbott signed legislationon Wednesday replacing STAAR, the state’s widely unpopular state standardized test, for three shorter tests at the beginning, middle and end of each school year.

For the first time since the pandemic, Texas schools will again be rated based on standardized tests—But for one year only, schools that receive a D or F will get a 'not rated' label For the first ...

Texas is replacing STAAR tests in the 2027-28 school year. When lawmakers voted in September to eliminate Texas’ end-of-year state test and replace it with three shorter exams, they said they wanted ...

TEXAS, USA — Texas public school administrators, parents and education experts worry that a new law to replace the state's standardized test could potentially increase student stress and the amount of ...