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.

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STAAR tests are far from the only standardized exams students take each year. Some districts also give students optional ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Texas is replacing STAAR tests in the 2027-28 school year. (Ian McVea/Star-Telegram archives) When lawmakers voted in September to ...

When lawmakers voted in September to eliminate Texas’ end-of-year state test and replace it with three shorter exams, they said they wanted to reduce the amount of time students spend taking ...

After more than a decade of Texas students sitting for the State of Texas Assessments of Academic Readiness or STAAR tests, the standardized test is slated to be scrapped. In September, Gov. Greg ...

Neighborhood News Reporter Jeydah Jenkins joined the KRIS 6 News Team in May 2025. CORPUS CHRISTI, Tx — House Bill 8 replaces the STAAR test — shifting from one large end-of-year exam to a three-part ...

TEXAS (KSLA) - A new Texas law that overhauls statewide student assessments took effect Wednesday, though students will not see changes until the 2027-2028 school year. The law breaks up the STAAR ...

The STAAR test is nearing its end for students across Texas. The new format for the revamped statewide standardized testing officially became law on Thursday; however, it will not be implemented until ...

More than a dozen laws passed during a special legislative session earlier this year take effect on Dec. 4, governing things such as the STAAR test and access to medications. Here’s what to know.

The STAAR test has been broadly criticized and is set to be replaced in the 2027-28 school year, raising questions about using it as a measure of student performance — and as the basis for state ...

Sign up for The Brief, The Texas Tribune’s daily newsletter that keeps readers up to speed on the most essential Texas news. The state takeover of the Fort Worth ...