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"Texans have made it clear: they want to scrap the STAAR test," Landgraf said. "Students, parents, teachers and taxpayers are ...
Dallas ISD made remarkable gains on the STAAR test and is changing the story about public education with three key ...
Lawmakers were close to replacing the STAAR test at the end of the regular session, but they couldn't come to an agreement.
After an appeals court overturned an injunction on the 2024 A-F ratings earlier this month, the Texas Education Agency plans ...
Gov. Greg Abbott is pushing state lawmakers during the current special session to get rid of the STAAR test. If that does ...
Replacing the STAAR test is a high-stakes decision, and not one to make lightly or in reaction to the avalanche of complaints that accompany any testing regimen.
State lawmakers came close to eliminating the STAAR during their recent regular legislative session, but the effort fell ...
Gov. Greg Abbott added the STAAR question to the agenda on July 9, writing that the legislation proposes “effective tools” to assess students and schools. HB 92 is the only education bill to be ...
Eliminating the STAAR test and reimagining public school accountability is one path available to lawmakers to put people before partisanship. Libby Cohen is executive director of Raise Your Hand Texas ...
It’s easy to test but hard to teach. The next chapter in Texas education policy must start with a bold but simple shift.