Texas public school students began taking the State of Texas Assessments of Academic Readiness tests this month. The STAAR tests evaluate student knowledge and skills learned throughout the school ...

STAAR tests are far from the only standardized exams students take each year. Some districts also give students optional ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Texas is replacing STAAR tests in the 2027-28 school year. (Ian McVea/Star-Telegram archives) When lawmakers voted in September to ...

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 ...

We're following new legislation to abolish the Texas Education Agency (TEA) and eliminate the position of commissioner of education. It would also eliminate the public school accountability and ...

The STAAR test has been broadly criticized and is set to be replaced in the 2027-28 school year, raising questions about using it as a measure of student performance — and as the basis for state ...

After day after day watching her fourth grade daughter cry, Tereza and her husband finally got to the bottom of it. Daniela was afraid of taking the STAAR test this year. The prospect had become ...

TEXAS, USA — 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, ...

SAN ANTONIO – April is testing season for public schools across Texas. Many school districts are already testing or testing is getting underway this week. The State of Texas Assessments of Academic ...

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 ...

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 ...

The annual mandatory STAAR test will soon be gone under a new law Gov. Greg Abbott signed Wednesday night. Public school students in third through eighth grades take the high-stakes standardized test ...