In 2026, Texas public schools will face a horizon with a slightly slowing population boom; the first applications from ...

Highland Park ISD has introduced a new tool to help students sharpen their writing skills — the WrAP, short for Writing ...

From STAAR scores to campus improvements and more, check out the top 10 San Marcos CISD stories of the year. 1. San Marcos CISD faces current enrollment decline, projected growth in future San Marcos ...

Neighborhood News Reporter Jeydah Jenkins joined the KRIS 6 News Team in May 2025. CORPUS CHRISTI, Tx — House Bill 8 replaces the STAAR test — shifting from one large end-of-year exam to a three-part ...

The STAAR test is nearing its end for students across Texas. The new format for the revamped statewide standardized testing officially became law on Thursday; however, it will not be implemented until ...

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HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) -- In just two years, the STAAR test will be gone. Instead, Texas students will take three shorter tests, administered at the beginning, the middle, and the end of the school ...

“You just need to support your school, you know. Especially small places out here,” Campbell said. “They’re replacing a lot of stuff." Chireno Elementary Principal Larry Cupit praised the community’s ...

Texas has been tweaking and twisting its standardized testing system since it was first introduced in 1979, continuously looking for the best way to judge students’ capacity to learn, teachers’ ...

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 ...

DALLAS — The annual mandatory STAAR test will soon be gone under a new law Texas Gov. Greg Abbott signed Wednesday night. Public school students in third through eighth grades take the high-stakes ...