Day 1: How Much Do You Know About Brain Health?

Lots of studies have shown that getting a good night’s rest (seven to eight hours) is associated with better memory and other ...
San Antonio Express-News

Did Texas lawmakers eliminate the STAAR test? What will replace it?

After more than a decade of Texas students sitting for the State of Texas Assessments of Academic Readiness or STAAR tests, the standardized test is slated to be scrapped. In September, Gov. Greg ...
The Texas Tribune

Fort Worth ISD takeover was largely based on STAAR test, despite plans to replace it

The Brief keeps Texas voters and political observers up to speed on the most essential coverage of their elected officials, the policies that shape their daily lives and the future of our great state.
abc13

In 2 years, the STAAR test will be gone. What will replace it?

HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) -- In just two years, the STAAR test will be gone. Instead, Texas students will take three shorter tests, administered at the beginning, the middle, and the end of the school ...
Dallas Examiner

The Dallas Examiner Newsletters

Want to learn more? See our newsletter page here. (The Texas Tribune) – Texas public school administrators, parents and education experts worry that a new law to replace the state’s standardized test ...
WFAA8

Texas teachers, parents fear STAAR overhaul won’t take testing pressure off kids

TEXAS, USA — Texas public school administrators, parents and education experts worry that a new law to replace the state's standardized test could potentially increase student stress and the amount of ...
High Plains Public Radio

Texas is officially replacing STAAR. Here is what schools' new standardized tests will look like.

House Bill 8 scraps the unpopular exam for three shorter tests at the beginning, middle and end of the year starting in the 2027-28 school year. From The Texas Tribune: Gov. Greg Abbott signed ...
Tyler Morning Telegraph

Here’s what Texas families need to know about STAAR test changes

The annual mandatory STAAR test will soon be gone under a new law Gov. Greg Abbott signed this week. Public school students in third through eighth grades take the high-stakes standardized test each ...
The Daily Item

Here’s what Texas families need to know about STAAR test changes

DALLAS — The annual mandatory STAAR test will soon be gone under a new law Texas Gov. Greg Abbott signed Wednesday night. Public school students in third through eighth grades take the high-stakes ...
KUT

Texas is officially replacing STAAR. Here is what schools’ new standardized tests will look like.

Gov. Greg Abbott has signed a bill that will replace STAAR, the state's standardized test, with three shorter tests. Gov. Greg Abbott signed legislation on Wednesday replacing STAAR, the state’s ...
KUT

Texas is officially replacing STAAR. Here is what schools’ new standardized tests will look like.

Gov. Greg Abbott signed legislation on Wednesday replacing STAAR, the state’s widely unpopular state standardized test, for three shorter tests at the beginning, middle and end of each school year.