The Texas House of Representatives voted on Tuesday to replace the state's public education assessment tests, sending that ...

The STAAR test has long been criticized for being too rigorous to accurately reflect grade-level standards. Many educators also say preparing students for the test takes up too much classroom time ...

The Texas House of Representatives overwhelmingly approved a bill to eliminate the STAAR, a standardized test ... who say the end-of-year test places too much stress on students to perform well.

The House voted, almost unanimously, to abolish STAAR testing. But like someone who’s been disappointed too many times, I’m looking for the catch. It feels too good to be true. We should ...

On Monday, the Texas House gave near-unanimous initial approval to a bill that would replace the STAAR test in the next ... "I mean, for far too long, the state has penalized school districts ...

Both the House and Senate want to remove STAAR testing, with lawmakers citing concerns about how the test is too rigorous and takes up too much time in the classroom to prepare for and take. Instead, ...

Teachers and parents have long criticized STAAR for putting too much stress on students and failing to capture the many different ways educators help children learn. Passing the STAAR test is no ...

The Texas House voted almost unanimously on Monday to scrap STAAR testing in favor of a series ... knowledge or year-to-year growth and place too much pressure on students. His proposal cleared ...

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 ...

The STAAR test has long been criticized for being too rigorous to accurately reflect grade-level standards. Many educators also say preparing students for the test takes up too much classroom time ...