STAAR

The ‘Houston Miracle’ Shell Game

How Houston ISD’s takeover regime inflated school accountability ratings by systematically holding back certain students

by Daniel Dawer and Ruth Kravetz

Austin’s Children Deserve More than a Test Score

by María Del Carmen Unda and Raul Longoria

A Single Mom’s Search for ‘School Choice’ in Texas

by Malkia Hutchinson

First School District Set to Join Parents’ Lawsuit Over STAAR

by Patrick Michels

Dan Huberty

Enough is Enough: Texas Lawmakers Consider More Limits to Standardized Testing

Save Texas Schools rally at the Texas Capitol, Saturday, February 25. opt-out movement

The War at School

by Robert Zaretsky

Lege Takes Up Testing—Another Year Older and Not Much Wiser

by Patrick Michels

Alongside other test reform demonstrators outside the State Capitol, Chamness carries the only sign urging all-out boycott.

Updated: Texas’ Testing Opt-Out Movement Grows to a ‘Trickle’

by Patrick Michels

Gov. Rick Perry signs House Bill 5

Perry Signs Bill Cutting School Testing, Ending Veto Speculation

by Patrick Michels

Committee Considers Reducing Elementary, Middle School Testing

House Approves Major Bill Cutting Testing, Adding Career Focus to Degree Plans

Hot List: Day 78 of the Legislature

by Emily Mathis

Deshotel Bill Would Scrap Testing As Graduation Requirement