A new Texas law will change the testing model in two years, but for now, here's what to know about spring 2026 standardized tests.

Most of Texas' more than five million public school students will start their State of Texas Assessments of Academic Readiness exams this week. Taken by students from third grade to high school, the ...

Superintendent Mike Miles with Board Member Angela Lemond Flowers at a recent school board meeting. Credit: Photo by Violeta Alvarez With only two exceptions, a higher percentage of Houston ISD ...

As Texas school districts wind down at the end of the year, students across the state are undergoing state testing that is reportedly being conducted using a new grading method. According to the Texas ...

Frustration over the way Texas uses computers to grade students’ essays on the STAAR test is building after Dallas ISD officials again saw more than one-third of the exams they submitted for review ...

Students sitting for their STAAR exams this week will be part of a new method of evaluating Texas schools: Their written answers on the state’s standardized tests will be graded automatically by ...

In an archive photo, a student takes a remedial math class at Haltom High School to study for the STAAR state standardized tests. The Texas Education Agency released Spring 2025 STAAR test results on ...

HOUSTON — Changes are coming to the way STAAR tests are graded in the state of Texas. In 2023, the Texas Education Agency announced they would use Artificial Intelligence, or AI, to grade the essay ...

AUSTIN (KXAN) — STAAR test results were released for grades 3-8 on Tuesday for reading, math, science and social studies. Those results are showing progress and a need for improvement for some Texas ...

The Texas Education Agency recently released 2023 STAAR testing data for grades 3-8. A local education nonprofit found that students are still recovering from learning loss during the pandemic, with ...