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As the regular legislative session drew to a close last month, a proposal to scrap Texas' state test died when lawmakers couldn't agree about what to replace it with. But lawmakers could get a second ...

(CBS News Texas) - Texas lawmakers are set to vote on two bills on Tuesday that could end STAAR testing. The bills that would scrap the test are up for a vote in both the Texas House and Texas Senate.

The STAAR test is nearing its end for students across Texas. The new format for the revamped statewide standardized testing officially became law on Thursday; however, it will not be implemented until ...

TEXAS, USA — Texas lawmakers are making another push to eliminate the STAAR test, proposing a replacement system that would fundamentally change how Texas measures student performance. House Bill 8, ...

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 ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Madison Decuir does her classwork at HISD's A.A. Milne Elementary School in Houston, Wednesday, Nov. 12, 2025. HISD's Milne ...

HOUSTON, Texas — The Texas Education Agency has released the Spring 2025 STAAR End-of-Course (EOC) assessment results, offering an updated look at how high-school students across Texas are performing ...

HOUSTON — A sweeping education reform bill that could reshape how students are tested in Texas is one step closer to becoming law. House Bill 4, which aims to replace the STAAR exam, passed the Texas ...

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 ...

CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas — As the STAAR test season is winding down, districts across the state have been preparing our students to perform well. "We've got students across the district taking their math ...

Why does this test dominate so much space in and out of the classroom? The State of Texas Assessments of Academic Readiness, better known as the STAAR test, looms large over education in Texas. Kids ...