Skeptics of the replacement, which requires three exams throughout the year, want to see less restrictions on testing day and ...

Longview ISD is working to figure out how the school district will replace the STAAR test after the passage of House Bill 8.

The new system, the SSTAR, is a series of three smaller tests distributed throughout the year rather than one large end-of-course cumulative test. Republican lawmakers have marketed the new testing ...

Beginning in fall 2027, Texas public school students in third through 12th grade will take three shorter tests at the beginning, middle and end of each year. Schools will continue administering the ...

Longview ISD is working to figure out how the school district will replace the STAAR test after the passage of House Bill 8.

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Texas Gov. Greg Abbott took action on 14 bills Wednesday, signing all but one into law. Among those signed were measures ...

Longview ISD is working to figure out how the school district will replace the STAAR test after the passage of House Bill 8.

STAAR and Broadwood Partners have recently pleaded their case in the proposed merger between STAAR and Alcon, issuing ...

Masters grade level means the student has shown mastery of the course and is skilled in the subject area. The data shows the difference in the percentage of students who are approaching the grade ...

A new literacy screening test has made its way into classrooms across elementary schools in the Santa Barbara Unified School ...

U.S. service academies move to accept an SAT and ACT alternative.