Texas requires those who are learning to drive to answer at least 70 percent of questions correctly on a written test. For the driving test itself, students can have no more than 30 points deducted.

Editor's note, April 9, 2019: This story was originally published May 7, 2018. We're bringing it back so readers can put their skills to the test as Dallas high-schoolers take STAAR exams this week.

The annual mandatory STAAR test will soon be gone under a new law Gov. Greg Abbott signed this week. Public school students in third through eighth grades take the high-stakes standardized test each ...

AUSTIN (KXAN) — Two weeks into the new school year and students tell KXAN they have already taken STAAR practice tests. “I never thought we were going to take a STAAR test at the beginning of the year ...

After day after day watching her fourth grade daughter cry, Tereza and her husband finally got to the bottom of it. Daniela was afraid of taking the STAAR test this year. The prospect had become ...

This story was updated at 5:30 p.m. to indicate a change in state law regarding tutoring requirements for students who do not pass the STAAR. On August 16, parents will be able to access their child’s ...

Students all across Texas are getting in some last-minute studying as they prepare to take the state's STAAR achievement tests next week. Schools are always seeking success on the STAAR and Hillside ...

AUSTIN, Texas — This article was originally published by our content partners at the Texas Tribune. Read the original article here. Texas lawmakers have sent legislation replacing STAAR, the state’s ...

Gov. Greg Abbott signed legislationon Wednesday replacing STAAR, the state’s widely unpopular state standardized test, for three shorter tests at the beginning, middle and end of each school year.