A student takes a math class to study for the STAAR state standardized tests in this archive photo. Ron Jenkins Star-Telegram file photo The season of state testing has recently passed for elementary ...

AUSTIN, Texas (KTRK) -- The grade promotion requirement related to the State of Texas Assessments of Academic Readiness (STAAR) test for 5th and 8th grade students has been waived for the upcoming ...

Houston ISD's standardized test scores are improving and on par with statewide averages after spending years trailing behind, a feat state-appointed Superintendent Mike Miles attributed Thursday to ...

Houston ISD elementary and middle school students largely maintained their performance levels on annual statewide standardized test scores during the 2022-2023 academic year, although they saw slight ...

STAAR testing won't be used to determine whether fifth- and eighth-grade students will advance to the next grade for the upcoming 2020-21 school year, according to Texas Gov. Greg Abbott. Texas will ...

Most of Texas' more than five million public school students will start their State of Texas Assessments of Academic Readiness exams this week. Taken by students from third grade to high school, the ...