The map of Texas congressional districts. Tarrant County is represented by Republicans Craig Golman (12), Roger Williams (25), Beth Van Duyne (24), Jake Ellzey (6) and Brandon Gill (26), along with ...

The trend illustrates one of Fort Worth ISD’s biggest challenges: When presented with options, many families are looking elsewhere.

Gov. Greg Abbott signed a bill on June 20 to support the enrollment of homeschool students at public higher education ...

Lake Worth ISD teachers will receive pay raises based on experience, with the goal of retaining seasoned educators, following the Texas Legislature’s approval of HB 2, the school omnibus bill newly ...

Abbott wants an alternative means to gauge student progress and school accountability, not necessarily an end to standardized ...

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State Rep. Brooks Landgraf, has filed House Bill 92 in an effort to eliminate the STAAR test and reduce standardized testing ...

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

State lawmakers agreed on doing away with the test in favor of three new ones spread through the school year but reached an impasse over who should write the new exams.

Texas lawmakers widely agree on the need to scrap the state’s standardized STAAR test, which is loathed by kids, parents and teachers alike. But an effort to do so this legislative session ...

Texas elementary and middle school students are passing STAAR exams at higher rates across many subjects in 2025 compared to 2024, according to new scores data released Tuesday.