The Texas House voted to advance a bill on Tuesday that could end STAAR testing. The House greenlit plans to scrap the state exam, advancing House Bill 8. The state Senate is set to discuss its ...
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Texas' annual STAAR test could be replaced with three shorter tests under a new bill headed to Gov. Greg Abbott's desk. A bill to end Texas’ STAAR test in 2027 is likely to be signed into law by Gov.
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 ...
AUSTIN, Texas — The Texas House gave near-unanimous initial approval to a bill that would replace the STAAR test in the next school year. The Texas Education Agency has been using STAAR test results ...
Public school students must take the tests in various subjects beginning in the third grade. For teachers, strong STAAR results can lead to merit-based salary increases. This bill was updated to ...