The grade promotion requirement related to the State of Texas Assessments of Academic Readiness (STAAR) test for 5th and 8th grade students has been waived for the upcoming school year, announced ...

According to Houston ISD, 2,370 answer sheets of fifth and eighth graders from 57 different campuses were lost when a box broke open during transit to Pearson, the state's test vendor, on May 15 ...

The Texas Education Agency (TEA) released the Spring 2025 State of Texas Assessments of Academic Readiness (STAAR®) results for grades 3-8 this week. The results include assessments in reading ...

LUBBOCK, Texas (KCBD) - Governor Greg Abbott announced another change in Texas education for the 2020-2021 school year Monday, waiving grade promotion requirement related to the State of Texas ...

Kingsville Independent School District became the first district to file a lawsuit in 2023 against the state's accountability ...

Schools Gov. Abbott waives STAAR score requirements to move to next grade level for 2020-21 school year The waiver is for students in 5th through 8th grade.

The STAAR test results for this year will still count toward school accountability, it just will no longer decide if a student passes or fails the 5th or 8th grade.

For students in grades 3-8, STAAR measures academic performance based on state standards in math and reading-language arts. For 8th graders only, the STAAR includes science and social studies.

AUSTIN, Texas — The Texas Education Agency released the Spring 2025 STAAR results for grades 3 through 8 on Tuesday, highlighting a strong rebound in reading and language arts scores as well as ...

The results include exams in mathematics and reading for grades 3-8, 4th and 7th grade writing, 5th and 8th grade science, 8th grade social studies, and high school end-of-course (EOC) exams in ...