Texas lawmakers are looking to replace STAAR with three shorter tests throughout the school year. The What's Your Point panel ...

The tests would be administered at the beginning, middle and end of the school year. But the proposal’s fate is unclear with ...

Republican lawmakers seem to have agreed on a plan to replace the STAAR exam with three through-year tests for public school ...

Global eye care leader Alcon has announced it will acquire Lake Forest-based Staar Surgical, a manufacturer of implantable ...

Boisterous Rep. Chip Roy (R-Texas) is headlining a wave of members of the hard-line House Freedom Caucus who are seeking ...

Now that the Texas House has a quorum following Democrats’ two-week absence, lawmakers are back to debate a wide range of ...

Both the House and Senate approved their own versions of STAAR test reforms in the regular legislative session, but could not ...

TEXAS, USA — Texas lawmakers are making another push to eliminate the STAAR test, proposing a replacement system that would ...

Scrapping STAAR - Dylan McKim reports on the new momentum to change the standardized test used in Texas schools. We look at ...

AUSTIN, Texas — Texas House lawmakers voted to move forward with a bill to eliminate the STAAR test on Thursday. The House ...

Union Pacific trains are once again running next to schools during drop off and pick up. UP should fund crossing guards and ...