Fifth and eighth grade students across Texas made gains in math on this spring's STAAR tests, according to preliminary results released by the Texas Education Agency. Ben Sklar / The New York Times ...

In a major shift for public education in Texas, the State Senate overwhelmingly passed House Bill 8 on Wednesday, passing it by a 25 to 5 vote. The legislation will begin the process of phasing out ...

WACO, Texas (KWTX) - A push to throw out the STAAR test failed during the regular session, but now a revised bill is on the table again. Senate and House Bill 8 aims to give standardized testing a new ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The State of Texas Assessments of Academic Readiness, known as STAAR, are a series of state-mandated standardized tests used in ...

EDITOR'S NOTE: The video above is from early June when the TEA released the STAAR EOC test scores for 2025. The Texas Education Agency released the 2025 STAAR test results Tuesday morning for grades 3 ...

Read full article: ICE home entries spark questions about rights. ACLU Texas says warrant required. The Texas Senate on Wednesday night advanced a proposal to scrap STAAR, the end-of-the-year state ...

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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 ...

A Texas Senate panel on Wednesday unanimously advanced a proposal to scrap STAAR, the end-of-the-year state standardized test that parents and teachers widely criticize for putting enormous pressure ...

Students across Fort Worth saw gains on this year's state test, according to a report released Tuesday. Across the city, students posted a 2% gain in the number who scored on grade level across all ...

AUSTIN, Texas — This article was originally published by our content partners at the Texas Tribune. Read the original article here. Texas lawmakers have sent legislation replacing STAAR, the state’s ...