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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.

Texas' annual STAAR test could be replaced with three shorter tests under a new bill headed to Gov. Greg Abbott's desk. A bill to end Texas’ STAAR test in 2027 is likely to be signed into law by Gov.

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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, ...

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 ...

Broadwood Partners, which owns 27.3% of Staar Surgical, said it intends to vote against the lens company's sale to Alcon, citing issues related to the sale process and its belief in Staar's growth ...

Texas may be just days away from replacing the STAAR test, the controversial end-of-year exam for public school students. A deal fell through in the spring at the state capitol, but lawmakers are back ...