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6 El Paso schools recognized for top math, reading STAAR scores among low-income students

CREEED’s Education for All Initiative honors teachers at five elementary schools in El Paso County with a large number of ...

Turnaround or takeover: Austin ISD’s high-stakes year at three middle schools

One semester in, three North Austin middle schools give insights into lessons for other campuses planning turnarounds.
Yahoo

Could STAAR elimination lead to more testing in Texas schools?

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 ...
The Daily Item

Here’s what Texas families need to know about STAAR test changes

DALLAS — The annual mandatory STAAR test will soon be gone under a new law Texas Gov. Greg Abbott signed Wednesday night. Public school students in third through eighth grades take the high-stakes ...
Longview News-Journal

Here’s what Texas families need to know about STAAR test changes

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 ...
El Paso Times

Texas is replacing STAAR. Here is what schools’ new standardized tests will look like.

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.
Houston Public Media

Texas STAAR test could end in 2027, but educators say questions remain

Texas’ annual STAAR test could be replaced with three shorter tests under a new bill headed to Gov. Greg Abbott’s desk. (Yfat Yossifor | KERA) A bill to end Texas’ STAAR test in 2027 is likely to be ...
Cowboys Wire

These Corpus Christi ISD schools were at the bottom in scores. Here's how they bounced back

The Corpus Christi Independent School District saw a significant improvement in school ratings, with twice as many campuses earning As and Bs compared to the previous year. Four CCISD campuses that ...
The Texas Tribune

House Democrats’ frustration with STAAR bill highlights divide over how new test should look

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.
KVUE

Texas House committee advances bill to replace STAAR test

AUSTIN, Texas — Texas House lawmakers voted to move forward with a bill to eliminate the STAAR test on Thursday. The House Public Education Committee voted to advance House Bill 8, which would replace ...
KENS

How Texas could eliminate the STAAR test and change the way it measures student performance

TEXAS, USA — Texas lawmakers are making another push to eliminate the STAAR test, proposing a replacement system that would fundamentally change how Texas measures student performance. House Bill 8, ...