House Bill 8 scraps the unpopular exam for three shorter tests at the beginning, middle and end of the year starting in the ...

Skeptics of the replacement, which requires three exams throughout the year, want to see less restrictions on testing day and ...

Texas public school administrators, parents and education experts worry that a new law to replace the state’s standardized ...

Beginning in fall 2027, Texas public school students in third through 12th grade will take three shorter tests at the beginning, middle and end of each year. Schools will continue administering the ...

The annual mandatory STAAR test will soon be gone under a new law Texas Gov. Greg Abbott signed Wednesday night. Public school students in third through eighth grades take the high-stakes standardized ...

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 ...

Longview ISD is working to figure out how the school district will replace the STAAR test after the passage of House Bill 8.

The new system, the SSTAR, is a series of three smaller tests distributed throughout the year rather than one large end-of-course cumulative test. Republican lawmakers have marketed the new testing ...

The Austin school district aims to turnaround a handful of campuses struggling academically by assigning students to a new ...

Sam Tasby Middle School transformed its education, earning a B rating and setting new records. Learn about their strategies ...

Texas Gov. Greg Abbott took action on 14 bills Wednesday, signing all but one into law. Among those signed were measures ...