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 ...

CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas — Several school districts in Texas have sued against the release of the STAAR tests to help determine schools' performance ratings. The lawsuit argues it's against the Texas ...

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 ...

A Texas and American flag hang in fifth grade teacher Mr. Mejicanos classroom at the Bowie Fine Arts Academy in Grand Prairie on Monday, Oct. 23, 2023. Starting in the 2027-28 school year, the State ...

Former Houston ISD teacher and Community Voices for Public Education co-founder Ruth Kravetz speaks about a STAAR test boycott in front of the Hattie Mae White Educational Support Center on Monday, ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. STAAR testing could soon hear its final bell as Texas lawmakers move toward overhauling the annual exams, educators and parents ...

AUSTIN, Texas — This article was originally published by our content partners at the Texas Tribune. Read the original article here. The Texas House gave preliminary approval Monday to a bill that ...

A STAAR test booklet for seventh-grade math. State lawmakers are expected to consider a replacement for the test during this special session. / Texas Education Agency We have heard plenty of criticism ...

DALLAS — The Dallas ISD superintendent said newly-released preliminary data from the STAAR state test showed the district's strategies are largely working to improve student results, even as she ...