Students at Lone Star High School in Frisco wrote English essays during a practice test in February 2011. Frisco ISD gave most of its STAAR tests online, but a tech glitch bogged down the system and ...
After day after day watching her fourth grade daughter cry, Tereza and her husband finally got to the bottom of it. Daniela was afraid of taking the STAAR test this year. The prospect had become ...
Texas public school students began taking the State of Texas Assessments of Academic Readiness tests this month. The STAAR tests evaluate student knowledge and skills learned throughout the school ...
A bill that would replace STAAR, the state's standardized test, with three shorter tests is headed to Gov. Greg Abbott's desk. (Eli Hartman/The Texas Tribune, Eli Hartman/The Texas Tribune) Sign up ...
House Bill 8 would split STAAR into three smaller tests and ban practice exams. West Oso officials see benefits but worry about increased testing pressure on students. Neighborhood News Reporter ...
Gov. Greg Abbott signed legislationon Wednesday replacing STAAR, the state’s widely unpopular state standardized test, for three shorter tests at the beginning, middle and end of each school year.
Texas lawmakers have sent legislation replacing STAAR, the state’s widely unpopular state standardized test, to Gov. Greg Abbott’s desk. Once Abbott signs House Bill 8, Texas will swap the State of ...
AUSTIN, Texas — This article was originally published by our content partners at the Texas Tribune. Read the original article here. Texas lawmakers have sent legislation replacing STAAR, the state’s ...