STAAR responded by saying, “We urge all STAAR stockholders not to be misled by Broadwood. STAAR is confident that the Alcon transaction maximizes value for STAAR stockholders [and] is the only merger ...

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. A bill to end Texas’ STAAR test in 2027 is likely to be signed into law by Gov.

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 ...

S.E. Jenkins is a digital content producer for CBS Texas. She has also been a Digital Content Producer in Tallahassee and Myrtle Beach. S.E. graduated with journalism degrees from Texas State ...

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 ...

(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, ...

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, filed by state Rep.

Fifth and eighth grade students across Texas made gains in math on this spring's STAAR tests, according to preliminary results released by the Texas Education Agency. Ben Sklar / The New York Times ...

AUSTIN, Texas (KLTV) - The Texas House passed a new bill Tuesday to remove the STAAR test and replace it with three smaller tests taken throughout the year. However, it received much less support ...