AUSTIN - A state expert denied Texas made its latest standardized test too difficult, saying Monday that such exams have always gotten harder but students tend to improve their scores over time.

The days of making sure your pencil marks stay neatly within the lines are over. This year, almost all Texas students will exercise their skills on the STAAR Test online, according to the Texas ...

There are a number of theories on why so many Texas students received zeroes on certain question types on this year’s state test. But one thing is for certain: The issue isn’t unique to Texas. In Fort ...

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 ...

LONGVIEW, Texas (KLTV) - East Texas public school students can expect a change in state testing in the coming years. The STAAR test at the end of the year will be replaced with three new shorter tests ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The STAAR test has been broadly criticized and is set to be replaced in the 2027-28 school year, raising questions about using it ...

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 ...

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 ...

House lawmakers are proposing to replace the state’s annual STAAR exams with a series of tests given throughout the year under a plan they say would reduce the exams’ high-stakes nature and relieve ...

A Richardson ISD student at Spring Creek Elementary in Dallas prepares for the STAAR test with a word exercise. The STAAR test is often the target of criticism by politicians, teachers’ unions and ...