The Texas House gave preliminary approval Monday to a bill that would eliminate STAAR, the high-stakes standardized test that the state and school districts use to monitor student learning and teacher performance.

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Texas bill to overhaul STAAR test clears the House but faces a skeptical Senate

House Bill 4 would make the test shorter and base scores on how students’ performance compares to national averages.

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