The test is inconsistent scored, has disproportionate effect on school accountability and fails to reflect students’ learning ...

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It’s only the second time schools across the city have posted gains on the state test since the annual report was first ...

The State of Texas Assessments of Academic Readiness, commonly known as STAAR, is heavy, and it puts a lot of pressure on ...

Texas senators are once again proposing legislation that would eliminate the State of Texas Assessments of Academic Readiness, a set of annual exams public school students in third through 12th grade ...

If lawmakers do eliminate the STAAR, it’s unclear what would replace it. One proposal that drew support during the regular ...

The bill would eliminate the State of Texas Assessment of Academic Readiness (STAAR) test, replacing it with more frequent ...

How to replace STAAR? Director of Education and Workforce Policy at Texas 2036 writes that the Texas Legislature should replace it with a ...

The state’s annual assessment of public school students is disliked by parents, teachers, and students. Here’s why we should ...

HISD had no "F" rated campuses and fewer "D" rated campuses two years into state intervention, according to a presentation ...