Like everything created through legislation, House Bill 8 was a product of politics and carries echoes of that oppositional ...

STAAR Surgical (STAA) is back on investors’ radar after recent share price moves, with the stock down about 8% over the past ...

House Bill 8 replaces the once-a-year State of Texas Academic Assessment of Readiness with tests at the beginning, middle and ...

In 2026, Texas public schools will face a horizon with a slightly slowing population boom; the first applications from ...

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 ...

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?

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, ...

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TEXAS, USA — Texas public school administrators, parents and education experts worry that a new law to replace the state's standardized test could potentially increase student stress and the amount of ...

Austin Voices for Education and Youth hosts a summer camp at Dobie Middle School, pictured here on July 23, 2025, for students that attend the three Austin ISD schools at risk of closure. (Ilana ...

The annual mandatory STAAR test will soon be gone under a new law Gov. Greg Abbott signed this week. Public school students in third through eighth grades take the high-stakes standardized test each ...