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The bill would have replaced the STAAR test with three shorter tests, but House and Senate lawmakers seem unable to reconcile differences.

Effort to scrap STAAR tests in Texas dies amid stalled legislative talks By Edward McKinley, Austin Bureau Updated June 4, 2025 1:43 p.m.

In addition, norm-referenced tests are designed so that a certain share of students always fail, because success is gauged by one’s position on the “bell curve” in relation to other students.

Norm-referenced tests provide data, but without criterion-referenced tests, you don't actually know whether students are mastering the skills.

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.

Texas Senate and House are negotiating over House Bill 4, which aims to replace the STAAR test. The Senate's proposed changes retain aspects of their own bill, SB 1962, differing from the House ...