House Bill 4 would replace the current State of Texas Assessments of Academic Readiness, better known as the STAAR, and tighten accountability standards used to rank school and district performance.

Eventually, she said she learned that he was worried about passing his STAAR assessment to advance to the next grade level. Geisler became the first face of Houston's opt-out movement in 2014 ...

(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 ...