Standardized testing continues to be a critical component in education/ college admissions, even as technology shapes the ...
House Bill 8 scraps the unpopular exam for three shorter tests at the beginning, middle and end of the year starting in the ...
A common criticism of public education are the results of standardized test scores and the level of proficiency among student populations that accompany them. This is sometimes used to argue that ...
Texas public school students began taking the State of Texas Assessments of Academic Readiness tests this month. The STAAR tests evaluate student knowledge and skills learned throughout the school ...
There’s a tension between the state’s responsibility to improve MCAP and its duty to ensure tests are comparable from year to ...
A bill that would replace STAAR, the state's standardized test, with three shorter tests is headed to Gov. Greg Abbott's desk. (Eli Hartman/The Texas Tribune, Eli Hartman/The Texas Tribune) Sign up ...
A bill that would replace STAAR, the state's standardized test, with three shorter tests is headed to Gov. Greg Abbott's desk. Credit: Eli Hartman/The Texas Tribune Gov. Greg Abbott signed legislation ...
“Texas is poised to replace STAAR. Here is what schools’ new standardized tests would look like.” was first published by The Texas Tribune, a nonprofit, nonpartisan media organization that informs ...
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.