Houston Public MediaAug 5, 2025

Texas lawmakers are making another push to get rid of the STAAR test — a plan that died during the regular legislative session earlier this year.

https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/education/2025/08/05/527911/texas-lawmakers-revive-plan-to-replace-staar-test/

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Texas lawmakers revive plan to replace STAAR test

The proposal revives a failed effort from earlier this year and responds to years of legal fights over accountability.

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Houston Public MediaJun 9, 2025

Preliminary STAAR exam results have been released by Houston ISD, which says its high school students improved in every tested subject compared to last year.

https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/news/education-news/hisd/2025/06/09/523517/houston-isd-sees-improvement-in-all-staar-test-subjects/

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Houston ISD reports improvement in high school students’ STAAR test scores

According to preliminary standardized test results for the spring 2025 semester, HISD students performed better than the state average in Algebra I and Biology. 

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