The annual mandatory STAAR test will soon be gone under a new law Gov. Greg Abbott signed this week. Public school students in third through eighth grades take the high-stakes standardized test each ...

The full TribFest program is now LIVE. TribFest 2025 is presented by JPMorganChase Democrats say recent changes to the bill give too much power to the TEA and fall short of meaningfully easing the ...

Before House Bill 8 can go to the governor, the House must formally agree with changes from the Senate, which approved the proposal Wednesday night. Students attend a math and reading workshop at a ...

Gov. Greg Abbott is pushing state lawmakers during the current special session to get rid of the STAAR test. If that does indeed go away, that raises the question about what could rise in its place.

Students attend a math and reading workshop at a STAAR summer camp held at Dobie Middle School on July 23, 2025. Texas lawmakers will try again to revamp the state’s standardized test during this year ...

Texas lawmakers are making another push to eliminate the STAAR test, proposing a replacement system that would fundamentally change how Texas measures student performance. House Bill 8, filed by ...

HOUSTON, Texas — The Texas Education Agency has released the Spring 2025 STAAR End-of-Course (EOC) assessment results, offering an updated look at how high-school students across Texas are performing ...

AUSTIN, Texas — The Texas Education Agency (TEA) released the spring STAAR testing scores for third through eighth grade students on Tuesday, showing reading and language arts scores improved across ...

It’s not surprising then to find divergent opinions about House Bill 8, which beginning in the 2027–28 school year will ...

The Texas House approved Tuesday a bill to overhaul the STAAR test, but House Democrats’ broad opposition to the proposal underlined lingering disagreements over what a new standardized test should ...