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

A new Texas law will change the testing model in two years, but for now, here's what to know about spring 2026 standardized ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A student walks down a hallway as several signs indicating students are taking STAAR exams are displayed at Arnold Elementary ...

SAN ANGELO, Texas (Concho Valley Homepage) — Students in the San Angelo Independent School District have started taking their State of Texas Assessments of Academic Readiness test this morning and ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. SAN ANGELO, Texas (Concho Valley Homepage) — Students in the San Angelo Independent School District have started taking their ...

San Antonio fifth grader Sarabella Escobedo is preparing to take her third round of the much-anticipated State of Texas Assessments of Academic Readiness, or STAAR, tests. “I’m feeling pretty good, ...

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

Starting next school year, students and staff at Boulter Middle School will go to school longer, for eight hours per day, and ...

Appointed by Gov. Greg Abbott in December 2015, Mike Morath has served longer than any other education commissioner in 50 ...

The Fort Worth ISD board of managers unanimously voted to close International Newcomer Academy and approved massive staff ...

With STAAR testing beginning this week, we preview the testing regime to come in Fall 2027 and the benefits of the new system for parents and students. For years, Texas families and educators have ...