Pictured is an empty classroom with tables and chairs. Gov. Greg Abbott has directed state lawmakers to come up with a replacement for the State of Texas Assessments of Academic Readiness (STAAR) test ...

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 ...

Rep. Brad Buckley, R-Salado, introduced House Bill 8 to eliminate the STAAR test and replace it with three shorter tests administered throughout the school year. The measure passed the House on ...

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 ...

The State of Texas Assessments of Academic Readiness, known as STAAR, are a series of state-mandated standardized tests used in Texas schools to assess a student’s achievements and knowledge. Diane ...

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 ...

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 ...

WACO, Texas (KWTX) - The STAAR test is being replaced with a new three-test format created by the Texas Education Agency. This push first failed during the regular session just before the deadline, ...

The Texas House on Tuesday greenlit plans to scrap the STAAR test, clearing a path to replace the state exams with three smaller ones given throughout the year. The plan passed, 78-58, over opposition ...

Gov. Greg Abbott has made eliminating STAAR, the state’s almost universally loathed education assessment, a top priority this summer. If he really believes the STAAR must go, then he should veto the ...

The Texas Senate on Wednesday night advanced a proposal to scrap STAAR, the end-of-the-year state standardized test, pushing the bill one step closer to Gov. Greg Abbott's desk. House Bill 8 would ...