Pictured is an empty classroom with tables and chairs. Gov. Greg Abbott has directed state lawmakers to come up with a replacement for the State of Texas Assessments of Academic Readiness (STAAR) test ...

CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas — The Texas House has voted to dismantle the STAAR test as we know it, but the proposed fix has some parents and educators saying lawmakers are simply multiplying the problem.

AUSTIN, Texas — Big changes could be on the horizon for how students are tested in Texas, as House Bill 4 moves to the senate. On Monday, the Texas House gave near-unanimous initial approval to a bill ...

Students attend a math and reading workshop at a STAAR summer camp held at Dobie Middle School on July 23, 2025. Texas lawmakers will try again to revamp the state’s standardized test during this year ...

WACO, Texas (KWTX) - While House Bill 4, which would scrap the STAAR test and bring new state new testing to Texas students failed this legislative session, students are receiving scores for a test ...

Students sitting for their STAAR exams this week will be part of a new method of evaluating Texas schools: Their written answers on the state's standardized tests will be graded automatically by ...

The annual mandatory STAAR test will soon be gone under a new law Gov. Greg Abbott signed this week. Public school students in third through eighth grades take the high-stakes standardized test each ...

San Antonio ISD’s Cameron Elementary School performs in a music video to motivate kids ahead of STAAR testing. (SAISD) SAN ANTONIO – Teachers at one San Antonio elementary school have channeled ...

Pupils at Winship Elementary have an unusual way of getting motivated for the Texas Assessment of Knowledge and Skills test — a pep rally featuring a karate demonstration. Amy Cranford, a third-grade ...

Analysis of preliminary Texas Assessment of Knowledge and Skills scores for the Katy school district indicates improvements over last year across most or all grade levels in several content areas, ...