SAN ANTONIO – For many students and teachers, the STAAR test can be a source of stress and anxiety. But at Mark Twain Dual Language Academy, one teacher is flipping that narrative and getting ...
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 ...
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Math teacher Becky McLaughlin presides over a STAAR prep session for 7th graders at Blocker Middle School in Texas City on March 24, 2017. (Michael Stravato For The Texas Tribune, Michael Stravato For ...
Why does this test dominate so much space in and out of the classroom? The State of Texas Assessments of Academic Readiness, better known as the STAAR test, looms large over education in Texas. Kids ...
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 ...
Before House Bill 8 can go to the governor, the House must formally agree with changes from the Senate, which approved the proposal Wednesday night. Students attend a math and reading workshop at a ...
Texas lawmakers want to scrap the much-maligned STAAR test in favor of a series of shorter exams. Ben Sklar / The New York Times Texas lawmakers want to scrap the much-maligned STAAR test in favor of ...
Pictured is an empty classroom with tables and chairs. Gov. Greg Abbott has directed state lawmakers to come up with a replacement for the State of Texas Assessments of Academic Readiness (STAAR) test ...
AUSTIN — The annual mandatory Texas STAAR test for millions of public school students would be gone in two years under legislation sent to Gov. Greg Abbott’s desk late Wednesday. The high-stakes ...
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 ...