Texas senators are once again proposing legislation that would eliminate the State of Texas Assessments of Academic Readiness, a set of annual exams public school students in third through 12th grade ...

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

This article originally appeared on Wichita Falls Times Record News: WFISD and Hirschi's future may ride on test results coming out soon Aug. 15 may be a red-letter day for the Wichita Falls ISD.

The widely-criticized State of Texas Assessments of Academic Readiness tests would be scrapped in favor of three much shorter tests given at the start, middle, and end of each school year ...

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 ...

TEA's Director of Student Assessment, Jose Rios, told the Tribune the state hired around 2,000 human scorers this year, a small margin compared to the 6,000 employed in 2023.