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 ...

AUSTIN, Texas — Dozens of new Texas laws will take effect in December and January, bringing wide-ranging changes to the state’s education system, law enforcement, taxes and more. Over 800 laws from ...

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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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 public school administrators, parents and education experts worry that a new law to replace the state's standardized test could potentially increase student stress and the amount of time they ...