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Did Texas lawmakers eliminate the STAAR test? What will replace it?

After more than a decade of Texas students sitting for the State of Texas Assessments of Academic Readiness or STAAR tests, the standardized test is slated to be scrapped. In September, Gov. Greg ...
Dallas Observer

Goodbye, STAAR Test. Hello, Something ‘Worse’

Texas has been tweaking and twisting its standardized testing system since it was first introduced in 1979, continuously looking for the best way to judge students’ capacity to learn, teachers’ ...
KSAT

Fort Worth ISD takeover was largely based on STAAR test, despite plans to replace it

Read full article: Bexar County man indicted, accused of tampering with public water systems, DOJ says The state takeover of the Fort Worth Independent School District is largely based on student ...
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STAAR test overhaul nears Abbott’s desk with Texas Senate approval

The Texas Senate on Wednesday night advanced a proposal to scrap STAAR, the end-of-the-year state standardized test, pushing the bill one step closer to Gov. Greg Abbott's desk. House Bill 8 would ...
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 ...
Click2Houston

Fort Worth ISD takeover was largely based on STAAR test, despite plans to replace it

Elderly man dies in southwest Houston house fire on Willow Lake Drive; HFD contained the blaze in about 20 minutes, and arson investigators are probing the cause. Read full article: Driver hits fire ...
KSAT

Fort Worth ISD takeover was largely based on STAAR test, despite plans to replace it

Read full article: Texas lawmakers react to reopening of government following longest shutdown on record Read full article: 🎄 Things to do this weekend: Frida Fest, Zoo Lights, SeaWorld Christmas ...