Research shows that, in Attribution Theory, four factors shape a person’s motivation to engage and learn across any field or discipline.

SCUCISD trustees on Jan. 22 reviewed the Texas Academic Performance Report, or TAPR, which is required to be shared with district stakeholders annually.

When lawmakers voted in September to eliminate Texas’ end-of-year state test and replace it with three shorter exams, they said they wanted to reduce the amount of time students spend taking ...

After more than a decade of Texas students sitting for the State of Texas Assessments of Academic Readiness or STAAR tests, the standardized test is slated to be scrapped. In September, Gov. Greg ...

Neighborhood News Reporter Jeydah Jenkins joined the KRIS 6 News Team in May 2025. CORPUS CHRISTI, Tx — House Bill 8 replaces the STAAR test — shifting from one large end-of-year exam to a three-part ...

TEXAS (KSLA) - A new Texas law that overhauls statewide student assessments took effect Wednesday, though students will not see changes until the 2027-2028 school year. The law breaks up the STAAR ...

The STAAR test is nearing its end for students across Texas. The new format for the revamped statewide standardized testing officially became law on Thursday; however, it will not be implemented until ...

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 ...

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Sign up for The Brief, The Texas Tribune’s daily newsletter that keeps readers up to speed on the most essential Texas news. The state takeover of the Fort Worth ...

HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) -- In just two years, the STAAR test will be gone. Instead, Texas students will take three shorter tests, administered at the beginning, the middle, and the end of the school ...

Texas has been tweaking and twisting its standardized testing system since it was first introduced in 1979, continuously looking for the best way to judge students’ capacity to learn, teachers’ ...