Results for the State of Texas Assessments of Academic Readiness exams were released this week, showing improvement in certain areas across the state. Results for math, reading language arts, science ...

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 ...

Before House Bill 8 can go to the governor, the House must formally agree with changes from the Senate, which approved the proposal Wednesday night. Students attend a math and reading workshop at a ...

/ Texas Education Agency The percentage of Texas elementary and middle school students meeting grade-level standards on STAAR reading tests this year improved in most grades and topped pre-pandemic ...

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 ...

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’ ...

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 ...

A STAAR test booklet for seventh-grade math. State lawmakers are expected to consider a replacement for the test during this special session. / Texas Education Agency We have heard plenty of criticism ...

As the regular legislative session drew to a close last month, a proposal to scrap Texas' state test died when lawmakers couldn't agree about what to replace it with. But lawmakers could get a second ...

It feels like Texas Republicans want to claim they eliminated the STAAR test, public school advocates say, but without actually getting rid of it. On Tuesday, the state’s dominant party passed a bill ...

"Texas lawmakers propose replacing STAAR exam with three shorter tests" was first published by The Texas Tribune, a nonprofit, nonpartisan media organization. Lawmakers in the Texas House and Senate ...