What standardized tests are Texas students required to take?

STAAR tests are far from the only standardized exams students take each year. Some districts also give students optional ...
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 ...
KSAT

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

Read full article: Bexar County man indicted, accused of tampering with public water systems, DOJ says The state takeover of the Fort Worth Independent School District is largely based on student ...
Yahoo

Could STAAR elimination lead to more testing in Texas schools?

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Texas is replacing STAAR tests in the 2027-28 school year. (Ian McVea/Star-Telegram archives) When lawmakers voted in September to ...
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 ...
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Overhauling STAAR test is back on the table this special session. But the clock is ticking.

Sign up for The Brief, The Texas Tribune’s daily newsletter that keeps readers up to speed on the most essential Texas news. This special session, Texas lawmakers ...
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, ...
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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 ...
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 ...
KTXS

Abilene ISD superintendent criticizes STAAR test for prioritizing politics over education

ABILENE, Texas — Students across Texas in elementary and high school spend the entire school year getting ready to take the STAAR test. The STAAR test is an assessment designed to make sure Texas ...
Yahoo

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

The STAAR test has been broadly criticized and is set to be replaced in the 2027-28 school year, raising questions about using it as a measure of student performance — and as the basis for state ...