State lawmakers agreed on doing away with the test in favor of three new ones spread through the school year but reached an ...

Test preparation tips. STAAR tests are based on the Texas Essential Knowledge and Skills, the state standards "for what students should know and be able to do," according to the Texas Education ...

Measuring Poverty and Calling It Performance. Educators do not trust STAAR and the A-F system. A 2022 survey of 1,291 Texas public school teachers by the Charles Butt Foundation found that 98% ...

The Texas House passed a bill to replace the high-stress STAAR test with three smaller tests spaced throughout the year. It could have trouble in the Senate as the end of session draws near.

Texas House votes to scrap STAAR exam in favor of shorter tests By Isaac Yu , Austin Bureau Updated May 13, 2025 12:27 p.m. A hallway at Grantham Academy is shown block off during STAAR testing ...

The Texas House passed a bill to replace the high-stress STAAR test with three smaller tests spaced throughout the year. It could have trouble in the Senate as the end of session draws near.

The Texas House of Representatives has overwhelmingly passed legislation that would do away with the STAAR, the state’s end-of-year standardized test, and replace it with shorter exams for ...

The Texas House preliminarily approved a bill to replace the STAAR test with a shorter one. The bill aims to reduce testing time and use results to inform instruction, addressing concerns about ...

The Texas Education Agency released STAAR results for grades 3-8 assessments in June. See score data for districts across the Coastal Bend.

The Texas House passed a bill to replace the high-stress STAAR test with three smaller tests spaced throughout the year. It could have trouble in the Senate as the end of session draws near.