but other specifics are still unclear Participating students won’t have to take the STAAR test Families can receive about $10,000 to send their children to private school on taxpayers’ dime ...

Students moved to the groove with headphones at Mockingbird Elementary School. As a reward after taking the STAAR test, ...

Brad Buckley, and State Representative Gina Hinojosa signal growing bipartisan support for ending the use of the STAAR test, a long-criticized component of Texas public education. However ...

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“We all know STAAR creates undue pressure on students and teachers, narrows curriculum, and focuses on test-taking strategies rather than authentic teaching and learning.” She says HB 4 ...

At a glance House Bill 4 would replace the STAAR test with three shorter exams, which would be administered throughout the school year. Lawmakers said this would help educators and parents track ...

Texas lawmakers want to scrap the much-maligned STAAR test in favor of a series of shorter exams. (Ben Sklar / The New York Times) Texas lawmakers want to scrap the much-maligned STAAR test in ...

"Our students actually improved on their STAAR test, but the ratings still dropped." The ratings are from 2023 but they're just now being released after that 19-month court battle. More on that below.

CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas — As the STAAR test season is winding down, districts across the state have been preparing our students to perform well. "We've got students across the district taking ...

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In an April 28 news release, district officials also announced that MISD ranked within the top 13 schools in the state with enrollment totals between 10,000-40,000 for 2024 STAAR test data.

House lawmakers are proposing to replace the state’s annual STAAR exams with a series of tests given throughout the year under a plan they say would reduce the exams’ high-stakes nature and ...