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

House Bill 8 scraps the unpopular exam for three shorter tests at the beginning, middle and end of the year starting in the ...

Here’s what Texas families need to know about STAAR test changes

Teachers and parents will get students’ scores two days after the test — a drastic change from the weeks it typically takes ...
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Texas teachers, parents fear STAAR overhaul won't take testing pressure off kids

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

Longview ISD brainstorming strategies to implement STAAR test replacement

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

STAAR replacement would be a step forward in assessing Texas students

The new test wouldn’t roll out until the 2027-28 school year, though. HB 8 would direct the Texas Education Agency to make a ...
Dallas Observer

Goodbye, STAAR Test. Hello, Something ‘Worse’

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 ...
Community Impact

Texas to overhaul STAAR, launch 3 new exams in 2027

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

AUSTIN, Texas — This article was originally published by our content partners at the Texas Tribune. Read the original article here. Texas lawmakers have sent legislation replacing STAAR, the state’s ...