HISD students are getting a crucial two-week break before heading into a spring semester packed with key STAAR testing and college entrance exams. This year’s schedule includes key testing dates, ...

The Brief keeps Texas voters and political observers up to speed on the most essential coverage of their elected officials, the policies that shape their daily lives and the future of our great state.

The Brief keeps Texas voters and political observers up to speed on the most essential coverage of their elected officials, the policies that shape their daily lives and the future of our great state.

Texas is replacing STAAR tests in the 2027-28 school year. When lawmakers voted in September to eliminate Texas’ end-of-year state test and replace it with three shorter exams, they said they wanted ...

Staar Surgical, a manufacturer of the Implantable Collamer Lens, has delayed a shareholder vote on Alcon’s planned $1.6 billion takeover offer for the fourth time since October. In October, the vote ...

When they voted to end the STAAR test, lawmakers said they wanted to reduce the amount of time students spend taking tests. Will it work?

Self-administered HPV tests involve inserting a plastic tube — similar to a tampon — into the vagina, then twisting the ...

As a school board trustee, Pete Bernal often advised district parents to look for schools with programs tailored to their children’s interests. Navigating the many ways schools are evaluated can be ...

A rewrite of Texas’ social studies curriculum is underway, with lawmakers, teachers and history enthusiasts at odds over exactly how to present the history of Texas and the United States to the ...

As the new year begins, several new Texas laws are set to take effect, bringing changes that span immigration enforcement, ...