STAAR testing begins in many Texas schools this week, but that will change in the next couple of years. Here's what that ...

Gina Hinojosa takes on STAAR, Gov. Greg Abbott talks space exploration ahead of the 2026 Texas governor's race.

Public school students in third through eighth grade and high schoolers take the bulk of their STAAR exams in April of each ...

The STAAR test tracks whether students are on grade level or not. It also drives a school's A-F rating and whether a district will face state intervention.

The STAAR test is underway, and for some students, the annual exam brings stress.

San Antonio fifth grader Sarabella Escobedo is preparing to take her third round of the much-anticipated State of Texas Assessments of Academic Readiness, or STAAR, tests. “I’m feeling pretty good, ...

AUSTIN, Texas — The Texas Legislature's special session officially begins at noon on Monday, July 21. It features a sweeping 18-item agenda that includes flood recovery efforts, property tax cuts, the ...

The full TribFest program is now LIVE. TribFest 2025 is presented by JPMorganChase Democrats say recent changes to the bill give too much power to the TEA and fall short of meaningfully easing the ...

"Shut that s*** down immediately," one social media user said.

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 ...

HOUSTON (KTRK) -- Most of the 2,300 STAAR tests that went missing earlier last week have turned up, but 68 are still missing, according to The Texas Education Agency. The STAAR tests went missing last ...