House Bill 4 would make the test shorter and base scores on how students’ performance compares to national averages.

The Texas House gave preliminary approval Monday to a bill that would eliminate STAAR, the high-stakes standardized test that ...

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House Bill 4 would overhaul the “State of Texas Assessments of Academic Readiness” test better known as the STAAR test.

The Texas House passed a bill to replace the high-stress STAAR test with three smaller tests spaced throughout the year. It ...

With less than three weeks remaining in the regular legislative session, Texas lawmakers are working on competing bills aimed at eliminating the State of Texas Assessments of Academic Readiness, ...

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The Texas House of Representatives approved a bill Monday that would eliminate the state’s current standardized testing ...

The House wants students to take the new test as early as this fall, while the Senate gives the Texas Education Agency till 2028 to build out a new assessment. Students’ STAAR performance is a ...

“Assessment should be instructionally relevant and actionable.” The Texas House gave preliminary approval Monday to a bill that would eliminate the STAAR test. House Bill 4 got a near ...