The full TribFest program is now LIVE. TribFest 2025 is presented by JPMorganChase Democrats say recent changes to the bill give too much power to the TEA and fall short of meaningfully easing the ...

House Bill 8 replaces the once-a-year State of Texas Academic Assessment of Readiness with tests at the beginning, middle and ...

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 ...

STAAR themed decorations adorn the hallways of Wharton Elementary School in Wharton on April 21, 2018. Lawmakers failed to approve a bill to eliminate the STAAR test during the legislative session.

Read full article: ME’s office identifies construction worker killed after falling from scaffolding near The Rim Derek Austin Gillespie's booking photo. (APD) The Texas Senate on Wednesday night ...

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 ...

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

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 ...

The days of making sure your pencil marks stay neatly within the lines are over. This year, almost all Texas students will exercise their skills on the STAAR Test online, according to the Texas ...

AUSTIN, Texas (KMID/KPEJ) – A bill aimed at scrapping the STAAR exam, co-authored by State Representative Brooks Landgraf, has failed in the Texas Legislature this session. House Bill 4 would have ...