STAAR /tags/staar STAAR en-US Copyright KUT News 2025 Mon, 02 Jun 2025 17:42:46 GMT Bill to scrap STAAR test dies in the Texas Legislature /education/2025-06-02/bill-to-scrap-staar-test-dies-in-the-texas-legislature The state standardized test has long been criticized for taking instructional time away from teachers and putting unnecessary pressure on students. Mon, 02 Jun 2025 17:42:46 GMT /education/2025-06-02/bill-to-scrap-staar-test-dies-in-the-texas-legislature Sneha Dey STAAR test results show Austin ISD students still struggle with math post-pandemic /education/2024-06-17/austin-texas-aisd-staar-test-results-math-post-pandemic Austin ISD students, like kids throughout Texas, are seeing gains in reading proficiency since the COVID-19 pandemic, but math is another story. Educators and policy experts say more resources are needed to help students catch up. Mon, 17 Jun 2024 14:07:03 GMT /education/2024-06-17/austin-texas-aisd-staar-test-results-math-post-pandemic Becky Fogel Kids are probably better at math than they think. A new Texas law could help them realize it. /education/2023-06-28/kids-are-probably-better-at-math-than-they-think-a-new-texas-law-could-help-them-realize-it The law requires school districts to automatically enroll fifth graders with high state standardized math test scores in advanced math in middle school. The measure had bipartisan support and sailed through the Texas Legislature. Wed, 28 Jun 2023 11:01:00 GMT /education/2023-06-28/kids-are-probably-better-at-math-than-they-think-a-new-texas-law-could-help-them-realize-it Becky Fogel Texas students in grades 3-8 make significant gains in STAAR tests, while lower math scores linger /education/2022-07-01/texas-students-in-grades-3-8-make-significant-gains-in-staar-tests-while-lower-math-scores-linger While Texas students have not regained all the ground they lost in math during the pandemic, scores across all grades were higher in 2022 than they were in 2021. Reading proficiency, on the other hand, appears to have fully recovered. Fri, 01 Jul 2022 15:18:22 GMT /education/2022-07-01/texas-students-in-grades-3-8-make-significant-gains-in-staar-tests-while-lower-math-scores-linger Becky Fogel STAAR Testing Stopped Statewide For Students Experiencing Technical Glitches /education/2021-04-06/staar-testing-canceled-statewide-for-students-experiencing-technical-glitches Austin ISD said students who came to a school building could leave immediately, but encouraged them to stay for regular classes because COVID transmission has been low. Tue, 06 Apr 2021 18:04:23 GMT /education/2021-04-06/staar-testing-canceled-statewide-for-students-experiencing-technical-glitches Claire McInerny Texas Students Will Still Take STAAR Tests In 2021, But Schools Won't Be Rated On Them /education/2020-12-10/texas-students-will-still-take-staar-tests-in-2021-but-schools-wont-be-rated-on-them State lawmakers had previously asked the Texas Education Agency to seek a federal waiver to cancel the standardized tests. Thu, 10 Dec 2020 21:14:30 GMT /education/2020-12-10/texas-students-will-still-take-staar-tests-in-2021-but-schools-wont-be-rated-on-them Aliyya Swaby | The Texas Tribune State-Ordered Study Finds STAAR Not Too Hard For Young Readers /education/2019-12-03/state-ordered-study-finds-staar-not-too-hard-for-young-readers Were the reading and writing passages on standardized tests that Texas elementary and middle school students took this spring too challenging for their� Tue, 03 Dec 2019 15:11:01 GMT /education/2019-12-03/state-ordered-study-finds-staar-not-too-hard-for-young-readers Aliyya Swaby | Texas Tribune Questions About STAAR Tests Linger As The School Year (And Legislative Session) Wind Down /education/2019-05-16/questions-about-staar-tests-linger-as-the-school-year-and-legislative-session-wind-down STAAR testing is just about over for this school year. The State of Texas Assessments of Academic Readiness have been part of Texas students' lives since� Thu, 16 May 2019 11:00:00 GMT /education/2019-05-16/questions-about-staar-tests-linger-as-the-school-year-and-legislative-session-wind-down Jennifer Stayton Are The STAAR Tests Too Hard? Critics Rally For A Closer Look /education/2019-04-07/are-the-staar-tests-too-hard-critics-rally-for-a-closer-look As the first wave of Texas students sit down to take the state standardized test this week, many parents, educators and lawmakers are wondering whether... Sun, 07 Apr 2019 18:25:51 GMT /education/2019-04-07/are-the-staar-tests-too-hard-critics-rally-for-a-closer-look Camille Phillips Why The STAAR Test May Be Setting Students Up To Fail /texas/2019-02-22/why-the-staar-test-may-be-setting-students-up-to-fail From Texas Standard:From botched distribution of exams to concerns about so-called teaching to the test, educators and parents alike have been critical of� Fri, 22 Feb 2019 19:32:05 GMT /texas/2019-02-22/why-the-staar-test-may-be-setting-students-up-to-fail Alexandra Hart