Houston Public Media

As STAAR test overhaul heads for a House vote, Democrats bemoan concessions to the Senate

Students attend a math and reading workshop at a STAAR summer camp held at Dobie Middle School on July 23, 2025. Texas lawmakers will try again to revamp the state’s standardized test during this year ...
The Texas Tribune

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

The full TribFest program is now LIVE. TribFest 2025 is presented by JPMorganChase Democrats say recent changes to the bill give too much power to the TEA and fall short of meaningfully easing the ...
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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 Wednesday night. Public school students in third through eighth grades take the high-stakes standardized test ...
KWTX

STAAR test results are out. Here’s how to look up your student’s scores.

(CBS News Texas) - Results for the State of Texas Assessments of Academic Readiness exams were released this week, showing improvement in certain areas across the state. Results for math, reading ...
The Austin Chronicle

Bill Eliminating STAAR Doesn’t Eliminate STAAR, Advocates Say

It feels like Texas Republicans want to claim they eliminated the STAAR test, public school advocates say, but without actually getting rid of it. On Tuesday, the state’s dominant party passed a bill ...
D Magazine

Yes, We Should Get Rid of the STAAR Test

In 2022, I asked whether we should get rid of the State of Texas Assessment of Academic Readiness (aka STAAR) test. At the time, it was nothing more than an applause line utilized by Beto O’Rourke, ...
Click2Houston

Fort Worth ISD takeover was largely based on STAAR test, despite plans to replace it

Elderly man dies in southwest Houston house fire on Willow Lake Drive; HFD contained the blaze in about 20 minutes, and arson investigators are probing the cause. Read full article: Driver hits fire ...
Houston Public Media

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

The Texas House approved Tuesday a bill to overhaul the STAAR test, but House Democrats’ broad opposition to the proposal underlined lingering disagreements over what a new standardized test should ...
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STAAR test results are out. Here's how to look up your student's scores.

Results for the State of Texas Assessments of Academic Readiness exams were released this week, showing improvement in certain areas across the state. Results for math, reading language arts, science ...
KSAT

Fort Worth ISD takeover was largely based on STAAR test, despite plans to replace it

Sign up for The Brief, The Texas Tribune’s daily newsletter that keeps readers up to speed on the most essential Texas news. The state takeover of the Fort Worth ...
Click2Houston

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

The Texas House approved Tuesday a bill to overhaul the STAAR test, but House Democrats' broad opposition to the proposal underlined lingering disagreements over what a new standardized test should ...