HISD was rocked by the news that the state was taking over the school district two years ago. Here's where things stand now.

What to know. The Texas Education Agency maintains that parents can not legally opt out of STAAR assessments. All eligible students are required to participate in STAAR, and federal law dictates ...

Texas students are required to take the State of Texas Assessment of Academic Readiness test, or STAAR, every year. The Texas American Federation of Teachers and other groups have criticized STAAR ...

Currently, Texas is ranked 43rd in education with House Bill 4 lawmakers hoping to position Texas among the top 5 states in preparing students after graduation within 15 years.

House Bill 2 is a top priority for the Texas House. Lawmakers expect the school funding bill to receive committee approval ...

The Texas Education Agency was created in 1949 and ... also called for discussions about ending the STAAR test, a standardized exam given to students in grades 3-8 and high school.

(AP Photo/David J. Phillip, File)(David J. Phillip / AP) A flurry of bills filed in the Texas House on Thursday tackle public school funding, STAAR tests, teacher quality and a voucher-style ...

School choice bill SB 3 is awaiting passage in the State House, and 25 News spoke to Waco’s State Representative Pat Curry to ...

CBS News Texas went inside two Fort Worth ISD elementary schools to see how the system is trying to resolve its literacy ...

Bob Popinski, senior director of policy for Raise Your Hand Texas opposed to voucher legislation, noted STAAR results required of public schools feed into the state’s A through F accountability ...

According to its 2023-24 Texas Academic Performance Report, academic performance has improved while economic disadvantage ...