A long-simmering debate over the validity of Texas’ primary public education standardized test, known as STAAR, will reach the Capitol in Austin on Tuesday, when school superintendents and Education ...

AUSTIN (AP) - Texas lawmakers are checking on the implementation of the new STAAR standardized test for public school children. The Public Education Committee will hear testimony Monday from school ...

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 ...

When they voted to end the STAAR test, lawmakers said they wanted to reduce the amount of time students spend taking tests. Will it work?

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, ...

LINDALE, Texas (KLTV) - On Wednesday, August 16, the Texas Education Agency released the latest test scores from the Spring 2023 STAAR 3-8 Assessments and STAAR EOC results. According to the TEA, ...