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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 ...

Gov. Greg Abbott signed legislationon Wednesday replacing STAAR, the state’s widely unpopular state standardized test, for three shorter tests at the beginning, middle and end of each school year.

Texas’ annual STAAR test could be replaced with three shorter tests under a new bill headed to Gov. Greg Abbott’s desk. (Yfat Yossifor | KERA) A bill to end Texas’ STAAR test in 2027 is likely to be ...

Texas lawmakers have sent legislation replacing STAAR, the state’s widely unpopular state standardized test, to Gov. Greg Abbott’s desk. Once Abbott signs House Bill 8, Texas will swap the State of ...

A bill that will overhaul how Texas tests its public school students is headed to the governor's desk after passing through the House Wednesday evening. If signed, three new, shorter assessments taken ...

(The Center Square) – Student excitement about the legislature abolishing the annual statewide standardized test may be short lived. Instead of one test, students will soon have to take three. HB 8, ...

The Texas Senate on Wednesday night advanced a proposal to scrap STAAR, the end-of-the-year state standardized test, pushing the bill one step closer to Gov. Greg Abbott's desk. The Texas Tribune is a ...

Rep. Brad Buckley, R-Salado, introduced House Bill 8 to eliminate the STAAR test and replace it with three shorter tests administered throughout the school year. The measure passed the House on ...