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

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

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

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

While state curriculum changes and assessment shifts present ongoing hurdles, Board President Kristin Tassin applauded district and campus leadership for their “tailored interventions” to ensure every ...

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

A bill that originally died in the 2025 Texas Legislative Session is back for the 2025 special session – and it can impact ...

The Senate Committee on Education K-16 heard invited and public testimony Wednesday on Senate Bill 8, which would eliminate ...

How to replace STAAR? Director of Education and Workforce Policy at Texas 2036 writes that the Texas Legislature should ...

This special session, Texas lawmakers have a second chance to scrap the state’s standardized test, STAAR. Getting rid of ...

Scrapping the STAAR Test– A second chance to end the State of Texas Assessments of Academic Readiness. (STAAR) The debate between chambers with the same goal, but with different ways of making ...

The Texas Education Agency's oversight and potential sanctions prompted the Wichita Falls ISD to take drastic measures. WFISD ...