AUSTIN (Nexstar) – Texas House lawmakers gave final approval to a plan to eliminate the State of Texas Assessments of Academic Readiness (STAAR) and replace it with a series of shorter exams. House ...

State Rep. Gina Hinojosa, a former Austin ISD school board president, is calling for Gov. Greg Abbott to veto a bill that would replace the STAAR test. Young man and the sea: Teen fishing off New ...

The Texas Senate on Wednesday night advanced a proposal to scrap STAAR, the end-of-the-year state standardized test, pushing the bill one step closer to Gov. Greg Abbott's desk. The Texas Tribune is a ...

The Texas House has approved House Bill 8, paving the way to eliminate the STAAR exam and replace it with three shorter assessments starting in the 2027-28 school year. The House accepted changes made ...

AUSTIN, Texas — This article was originally published by our content partners at the Texas Tribune. Read the original article here. Texas lawmakers have sent legislation replacing STAAR, the state’s ...

Australian selectors may be required to call up reinforcements for the Ashes series if captain Pat Cummins misses one or more Test matches this summer due to his back concerns. Earlier this week, ...

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

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 ...

ST. CLOUD — Statewide education achievement levels remain steady, with several local districts coming in below the state average, including St. Cloud Area School District 742. While relatively stable ...