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 ...

SAN ANTONIO — Texas lawmakers are considering a proposal to eliminate the long-standing STAAR exam and replace it with three shorter assessments spaced throughout the school year. But with the ...

CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas — The Texas House has voted to dismantle the STAAR test as we know it, but the proposed fix has some parents and educators saying lawmakers are simply multiplying the problem.

Students at Lone Star High School in Frisco wrote English essays during a practice test in February 2011. We doubted that lawmakers would be able to finalize a strong alternative for Texas’ ...

Read full article: Sunny MLK Day with Rain Mid-Week Read full article: Your blood donation could get you a free Spurs ticket for next Sunday’s game. Here’s how. Read full article: 2 teens killed in ...

Why does this test dominate so much space in and out of the classroom? The State of Texas Assessments of Academic Readiness, better known as the STAAR test, looms large over education in Texas. Kids ...