The House, which differs with senators on districts’ power to sue over their A-F ratings, must now decide whether to renegotiate or risk keeping STAAR by default.

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 House wants to grade Texas students by comparing their performance to their peers around the country in what is called a “norm-referenced test.” Proponents of this kind of test say it ...

The chambers differ on how much power districts should have to push back in courts over their accountability ratings. They risk keeping STAAR by default if they don’t reach an agreement.

The House wants to grade Texas students by comparing their performance to their peers around the country in what is called a “norm-referenced test.” Proponents of this kind of test say it ...

The House wants to grade Texas students by comparing their performance to their peers around the country in what is called a “norm-referenced test.” ...

House Bill 4 would swap the State of Texas Assessments of Academic Readiness test for a shorter test that aims to better support student learning.

The bill requires private schools to select a nationally norm-referenced assessment to test its students. Nationally norm-referenced assessments compare students scores to other scores around the ...

Nationally norm-referenced assessments compare students scores to other scores around the country.

Nationally norm-referenced assessments compare students scores to other scores around the country. Hinojosa’s amendment would require private school students take the same test as public school ...