Raise Your Hand Texas gathered Fort Worth education leaders for a workshop to show the "unfairness" of Texas' A-F rating system based on standardized tests.

Austin Voices for Education and Youth hosts a summer camp at Dobie Middle School, pictured here on July 23, 2025, for students that attend the three Austin ISD schools at risk of closure. Credit: ...

Kingsville ISD was placed on accredited-warned status due to STAAR performance, but district leaders say they are taking steps to address the issues.

AUSTIN — The annual mandatory Texas STAAR test for millions of public school students would be gone in two years under legislation sent to Gov. Greg Abbott’s desk late Wednesday. The high-stakes ...

A bill that would replace STAAR, the state's standardized test, with three shorter tests is headed to Gov. Greg Abbott's desk. (Eli Hartman/The Texas Tribune, Eli Hartman/The Texas Tribune) Sign up ...

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 ...

The Texas House approved Tuesday a bill to overhaul the STAAR test, but House Democrats’ broad opposition to the proposal underlined lingering disagreements over what a new standardized test should ...

TEXAS, USA — Texas public school administrators, parents and education experts worry that a new law to replace the state's standardized test could potentially increase student stress and the amount of ...

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 ...

Texas public school administrators, parents and education experts worry that a new law to replace the state's standardized test could potentially increase student stress and the amount of time they ...