The House, which differs with senators on districts’ power to sue over their A-F ratings, must now decide whether to ...

The chambers differ on how much power districts should have to push back in courts over their accountability ratings. They ...

The lower chamber must now decide whether to approve the Senate amendments or continue negotiations as the legislative ...

What's the future of the STAAR test? There's a bill to scrap it, but the clock is ticking until the end of the legislative session.

A Senate panel Friday unveiled its rewrite of the House bill that would scrap STAAR, the state standardized test widely ...

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 ...

(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 House wants to grade Texas students by comparing their performance to their peers around the country in what is called a “norm-referenced ... does not specify what grading would look like ...

The House favors grading Texas students by comparing their performance to their peers around the country, what is known as a “norm-referenced test.” Proponents of this kind of test say it ...