STAAR test once again on chopping block, Texas lawmakers debate replacement Texas state lawmakers return to Austin July 21st for the special session called by Governor Greg Abbott. Eliminating and ...

The STAAR’s technical documents suggest that the test is designed much like a norm-referenced test – that is, assessing students relative to their peers, rather than if they meet a fixed standard.

Texas children’s performance on an annual reading test was basically flat from 2012 to 2021, even as the state spent billions of additional dollars on K-12 education.

Norm-referenced tests provide data, but without criterion-referenced tests, you don't actually know whether students are mastering the skills. I would also hope that the test is more culturally ...

The Texas Senate on Tuesday approved the House bill that would scrap STAAR, the state standardized test widely criticized for taking instructional time away fro ...

(The Texas Tribune) The Texas Senate on Tuesday approved the House bill that would scrap STAAR, the state standardized test widely criticized for taking instructional time away from teachers and ...

The Texas Senate on Tuesday approved the House bill that would scrap STAAR, the state standardized test widely criticized for taking instructional time away from teachers and putting enormous burdens ...

The Texas House and Senate will kick off negotiations on a bill that would scrap STAAR, the state standardized test widely criticized for taking instructional time away from teachers and putting ...

A Senate panel early Friday unveiled its rewrite of the House bill that would scrap STAAR, the state standardized test widely criticized for taking instructional time away from teachers and ...