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 ...
USA Today

Is your child about to take the STAAR test? Here's how to help them prepare

Texas public school students began taking the State of Texas Assessments of Academic Readiness tests this month. The STAAR tests evaluate student knowledge and skills learned throughout the school ...
Odessa American

Texas is poised to replace STAAR. Here is what schools’ new standardized tests would look like

Texas lawmakers have sent legislation replacing STAAR, the state’s widely unpopular state standardized test, to Gov. Greg Abbott’s desk. Once Abbott signs House Bill 8, Texas will swap the State of ...
KENS

The STAAR Test may soon be gone — Here’s what would replace it

HOUSTON — A sweeping education reform bill that could reshape how students are tested in Texas is one step closer to becoming law. House Bill 4, which aims to replace the STAAR exam, passed the Texas ...
KLTV

Longview ISD brainstorming strategies to implement STAAR test replacement

LONGVIEW, Texas (KLTV) - East Texas public school students can expect a change in state testing in the coming years. The STAAR test at the end of the year will be replaced with three new shorter tests ...
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More Houston-area private schools administer the STAAR test than anywhere else in Texas

While Texas does not require private schools to administer the state's standardized test, almost 6,000 private school students at 21 campuses statewide took the test last year. Just under half of the ...
The Texas Tribune

STAAR test overhaul nears Abbott’s desk with Texas Senate approval

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 ...
NBC DFW

Texas nears STAAR test replacement again months after spring deal fell through

Texas may be just days away from replacing the STAAR test, the controversial end-of-year exam for public school students. A deal fell through in the spring at the state capitol, but lawmakers are back ...
Houston Public Media

Texas Gov. Greg Abbott calls for lawmakers to replace STAAR test as part of special session

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 ...
Yahoo

Texas is officially replacing STAAR. Here is what schools’ new standardized tests will look like.

A bill that would replace STAAR, the state's standardized test, with three shorter tests is headed to Gov. Greg Abbott's desk. Credit: Eli Hartman/The Texas Tribune Gov. Greg Abbott signed legislation ...
KSAT

Texas is officially replacing STAAR. Here is what schools’ new standardized tests will look like.

A bill that would replace STAAR, the state's standardized test, with three shorter tests is headed to Gov. Greg Abbott's desk. (Eli Hartman/The Texas Tribune, Eli Hartman/The Texas Tribune) Sign up ...