The state standardized test has long been criticized for taking instructional time away from teachers and putting unnecessary pressure on students.

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State lawmakers agreed on doing away with the test in favor of three new ones spread through the school year but reached an ...

The agenda says Texas will address congressional redistricting "in light of constitutional concerns raised by the U.S. Department of Justice." ...

While most of Texas' 9,000 private schools in Texas are Christian, only three of those administered the STAAR, ... For families hoping to use the STAAR test as a metric for choosing a private ...

The latest STAAR test results reveal many Texas public school students are still struggling to catch up in reading and math after pandemic-related setbacks. Despite efforts by state leaders, experts ...

Districts had sued against the release of last year's scores over concerns of officials rolling out an automated system to ...

High schoolers, meanwhile, saw declines on the English exams but gains in Algebra I. Math scores for elementary, middle and high school students remain below pre-pandemic levels.

The Texas Education Agency released STAAR results for grades 3-8 assessments in June. See score data for districts across the Coastal Bend.

To the Texas State Teachers Association, the current high-stakes STAAR test takes instructional time away from the classroom and is not an accurate measure of student success.