Some Houston ISD parents say their children are being presented with STAAR exams even after they opt their children out of the state-mandated assessments. Houston education advocacy group Community ...

Top Texas Republicans are coalescing around a plan to scrap the state’s STAAR exam after a previous effort failed earlier this year. The Texas House and Senate are considering near-identical versions ...

This week, thousands of Texas students will begin taking the annual State of Texas Assessments of Academic Readiness exams. The tests are administered every spring to track the academic performance of ...

Lawmakers in the Texas House and Senate introduced Monday similar bills to scrap the state’s standardized test, signaling newfound agreement between chamber leaders to finish a task they left ...

TEXAS, USA — 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, ...

THE TEXAS TRIBUNE – The Texas Senate on Tuesday advanced a proposal to scrap STAAR, the end-of-the-year state standardized test that parents and teachers widely criticize for putting enormous pressure ...

Texas will replace STAAR exams with shorter, year-round tests by 2027. Here's what parents need to know.

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 propose replacing STAAR exam with three shorter tests" was first published by The Texas Tribune, a nonprofit, nonpartisan media organization that informs Texans — and engages with ...