Classrooms across Texas are quieter than usual this week — not because students are bored, but because they’re bracing ...

April is STAAR season in Texas public schools. STAAR, the State of Texas Assessments of Academic Readiness, are the standardized tests Texas students take at the end of the school year starting in ...

As students get ready to take their STAAR test this month, some teachers are going the extra mile to motivate their students ...

Texas will replace STAAR exams with shorter, year-round tests by 2027. Here's what parents need to know.

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A sign indicating students are taking STAAR exams is displayed in a hallway at Arnold Elementary School in San Antonio on Thursday ...

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(CBS News Texas) - Texas lawmakers are set to vote on two bills on Tuesday that could end STAAR testing. The bills that would scrap the test are up for a vote in both the Texas House and Texas Senate.

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 ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Fifth-grade teacher Marysa Ramon, center, reacts after making a basket as students cheer during a pep rally kicking off STAAR ...

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 ...

Analysis of preliminary Texas Assessment of Knowledge and Skills scores for the Katy school district indicates improvements over last year across most or all grade levels in several content areas, ...

Public school students in third through eighth grade and high schoolers take the bulk of their STAAR exams in April of each school year.