It feels like Texas Republicans want to claim they eliminated the STAAR test, public school advocates say, but without actually getting rid of it. On Tuesday, the state’s dominant party passed a bill ...

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 ...

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

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 ...

AUSTIN (Nexstar) — A spokesperson in the governor’s office confirmed Gov. Greg Abbott will sign House Bill 8, which will change the way Texas public school students are tested starting in the ...

Replacing the STAAR test and Senate Bill 12, known as the Texas Parents’ Bill of Rights, were two of the big-ticket items that passed during the regular and special legislative session. State Rep.

SAN ANTONIO — A shakeup is coming to how Texas students are tested. House Bill 8, signed into law by the governor on Wednesday, phases out the STAAR exam as we know it. Starting in 2027, students will ...

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 ...