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

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

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

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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 ...

HISD students are making big gains at schools in Superintendent Mike Miles' New Education System. Still, many remain behind ...

The upper chamber also advanced bills that would replace the STAAR with three shorter exams, make it a crime to provide abortion-inducing medication and limit the public disclosure of police personnel ...

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

Fort Worth ISD leaders said they’re focused on serving students while awaiting a decision by Texas Education Commissioner ...

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

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

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