STAAR replacement would be a step forward in assessing Texas students

The new test wouldn’t roll out until the 2027-28 school year, though. HB 8 would direct the Texas Education Agency to make a ...

These S.A. school districts are in danger of TEA intervention. Here's how they plan to avoid it.

The Texas Education Agency is considering appointing a conservator to Northside, San Antonio, Judson and Edgewood ISDs to help support low-performing campuses.
Elgin Courier

District ratings climb in stricter state rubric

The Elgin Courier - serves Elgin, Texas, and wider Bastrop County. Founded by Miles Hill, the paper has been published weekly ...

Alcon: Seeing Is Believing As Buyout Of STAAR Surgical Hangs In Balance

Alcon Inc. upgraded to buy: discover why eyecare demand, strong cashflow, and growth potential could drive shares up 35%.
Reuters

STAAR shareholder Broadwood says it opposes Alcon's proposed takeover

Broadwood said that the Swiss eye care group's offer did not reflect STAAR's recent financial improvements. Sign up here. Alcon said in early August that the boards of both companies had approved its ...
Seeking Alpha

STAAR Surgical's largest holder to vote against Alcon bid

Broadwood Partners, the largest shareholder of STAAR Surgical (NASDAQ:STAA), announced on Tuesday it would vote against Swiss eyecare firm Alcon’s (NYSE:ALC) offer to buy the implantable lens maker ...
Business Wire

STAAR Surgical Reiterates Compelling, Premium Cash Value Provided by Alcon Merger

LAKE FOREST, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--STAAR Surgical Company (NASDAQ: STAA), the global leader in phakic IOLs with the EVO family of Implantable Collamer ® Lenses (EVO ICL™) for vision correction, ...
Yahoo Finance

Exclusive: Shareholder revolt threatens Alcon’s takeover of STAAR Surgical

Investing.com -- The pending sale of STAAR Surgical Company (NASDAQ:STAA) to Alcon Inc. (NYSE:ALC) has taken an unusual turn. In April 2024, the implantable lens maker rejected a $58-per-share ...
Houston Public Media

Texas STAAR test could end in 2027, but educators say questions remain

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 ...
El Paso Times

Texas is replacing STAAR. Here is what schools’ new standardized tests will look like.

Gov. Greg Abbott signed legislationon Wednesday replacing STAAR, the state’s widely unpopular state standardized test, for three shorter tests at the beginning, middle and end of each school year.
San Antonio Express-News

Texas is poised to replace STAAR. Here is what schools’ new standardized tests would look like.

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 ...
Dallas Morning News

Texas STAAR test gone starting in 2027 school year under bill headed to Gov. Greg Abbott

Students at Lone Star High School in Frisco wrote English essays during a practice test in February 2011. Frisco ISD gave most of its STAAR tests online, but a tech glitch bogged down the system and ...