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 ...

For the first time since the pandemic, Texas schools will again be rated based on standardized tests—But for one year only, schools that receive a D or F will get a 'not rated' label For the first ...

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 ...

Each year in Texas, students spend months preparing to take the oft dreaded but highly consequential State of Texas Assessments of Academic Readiness, or STAAR, exams. Their scores affect the grades ...