AUSTIN, Texas — A House bill has been introduced in the Texas Legislature that would remove requirements for students to pass standardized tests for grade promotion. Rep. Van Deaver (R-Bowie County) ...

It's no secret teachers, parents, students and even superintendents are often not fans of the STAAR test. "Our STAAR test is coming up on Tuesday, it's math and I'm extremely nervous," said student ...

AUSTIN, Texas — The Texas Education Agency (TEA) released Spring STAAR test results on Tuesday for high school end-of-course exams. The results showed slight changes in the performance of Texas ...

The scenario has been a familiar one for students, parents and teachers in Houston ISD. As they approached the annual STAAR testing in the spring, hours of practice tests would replace large portions ...

The leaders of some of the best school districts in Texas actually don't like the tests their students are acing. Frisco, Plano, and Wylie ISD are just some of the districts asking the state to come ...

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The days of making sure your pencil marks stay neatly within the lines are over. This year, almost all Texas students will exercise their skills on the STAAR Test online, according to the Texas ...

(NEXSTAR) — Are you smarter than a Texas fifth-grader taking the STAAR Test? As another new school year begins, it’s never a bad idea to know what the kids are learning — or how hard the lessons are.

Students across Texas will be taking the State of Texas Assessment of Academic Readiness (or STAAR) test for the next few weeks. Testing started on April 18, and will continue through May 12. There ...

(NEXSTAR) — Are you smarter than a Texas fifth-grader taking the STAAR Test? As another new school year begins, it’s never a bad idea to know what the kids are learning — or how hard the lessons are.