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Texas Lawmakers Propose End to STAAR Test, New Student-Centered Exams Introduced
TEXAS, AUG 4 – Texas lawmakers propose replacing the STAAR test with three shorter assessments to reduce student stress and provide faster feedback, aiming to improve teaching and school accountability.
- During the 89th Special Session, Texas lawmakers filed bills to replace the STAAR test with three shorter assessments, already halfway through the 30-day session.
- Despite a previous effort in the regular session earlier this year, negotiations to overhaul STAAR collapsed in the final hours, prompting another legislative push.
- Senate Bill 8 and House Bill 8 include provisions to replace STAAR with three shorter assessments, deliver results within 48 hours, mandate annual A-F ratings, refresh cut scores every five years, and ban most taxpayer-funded lawsuits.
- Following the July 8 court ruling, the 15th Court of Appeals will release the 2023–2024 school ratings next week, despite ongoing lawsuits from districts.
- Future changes hinge on legislative action, which remains delayed as Texas House Democrats continue their walkout, so students will still take the STAAR test for the next two years.
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Sen. Bettencourt & Chair Buckley Files Identical STAAR Test Replacement Bill in 89th Special Bill Replaces STAAR with 3 Instructionally Supportive Tests & Restores Public School A-F Accountability
AUSTIN, TX – Senator Paul Bettencourt (R-Houston) has filed the landmark STAAR test replacement legislation, Senate Bill 8, in the 89th Special Session called by Governor Greg Abbott, identical to House Public Education Chair Representative Brad Buckley, House Bill 8. These bills replaces the STAAR test with 3 shorter, instructionally supportive assessments while strengthening Texas’ A–F school accountability system. “This is the same solid, …
Texas lawmakers propose replacing STAAR exam with three shorter tests
(The Texas Tribune) -- Lawmakers in the Texas House and Senate introduced Monday similar bills to scrap the state’s standardized test, signaling newfound agreement between chamber leaders to finish a task they left incomplete earlier this year. This year’s special legislative session is legislators’ second chance to revamp the test after negotiations between chambers on STAAR broke down in the final hours of the regular session. But whether they…
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