Texas' first special session of 2025 starts Monday, during which state lawmakers will consider new congressional maps approve ...

Texas lawmakers return to Austin for the special session called by Governor Abbott. Eliminating and replacing the STAAR test is one of the topics.

It’s easy to test but hard to teach. The next chapter in Texas education policy must start with a bold but simple shift.

State Representative Brooks Landgraf is once again filing a motion to eliminate the STAAR standardized test in public schools.

AUSTIN, Texas — State Representative Brooks Landgraf (R-Odessa) has filed a new bill to scrap the STAAR Test from Texas ...

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These moves, some of which were previously reported by the Houston Chronicle, inflated test scores by forcing thousands of students at struggling schools to take STAAR exams a year later than ...

Texas lawmakers widely agree on the need to scrap the state’s standardized STAAR test, which is loathed by kids, parents and teachers alike. But an effort to do so this legislative session ...

Spring 2025 STAAR test results show gains in reading, struggles with math Reading scores have surpassed pre-pandemic levels while math scores for third through eighth grade students are still ...

DALLAS — Spring STAAR test results released Tuesday showed gains in reading and math statewide. Students in grades 3-8 were tested in reading and math, and fifth and eighth graders were also ...

As debate over Texas STAAR testing grows, some argue student accountability—not the test—is the real issue.

Bill to scrap STAAR test dies in the Texas Legislature The Senate and House failed to come out of closed-door negotiations with a compromise in time, missing a key legislative deadline this weekend.