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STAAR tests are far from the only standardized exams students take each year. Some districts also give students optional ...

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 ...

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.

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.

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 ...