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 ...

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 ...

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Top Texas Republicans are coalescing around a plan to scrap the state’s STAAR exam after a previous effort failed earlier this year. The Texas House and Senate are considering near-identical versions ...

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The Texas House gave preliminary approval Monday to a bill that would eliminate STAAR, the high-stakes standardized test that the state and school districts use to monitor student learning and teacher ...

The Texas House gave preliminary approval Monday to a bill that would eliminate the STAAR test. (Eli Hartman/The Texas Tribune, Eli Hartman/The Texas Tribune) Sign up for The Brief, The Texas ...

The Texas House preliminarily approved a bill to replace the STAAR test with a shorter one. The bill aims to reduce testing time and use results to inform instruction, addressing concerns about the ...

AUSTIN, Texas — This article was originally published by our content partners at the Texas Tribune. Read the original article here. The Texas House gave preliminary approval Monday to a bill that ...