It used to be called TAAS, some knew it as TAKS, but kids these days all across the Lone Star State take the STAAR standardized test to account for their schools meeting state academic standards.
Soon though, the STAAR test could become a thing of the past.
The Texas House recently voted 143-1 to give preliminary approval that would eliminate the test that's "loathed by many students and teachers," according to the Dallas Morning News.
Rep. Brad Buckley, R-Salado, told House members on Monday, "The stars at night are big and bright deep in the heart of Texas, but not the STAAR test."
The test would be replaced by a series of shorter exams administered throughout the school year.
Buckley said, "A teacher can give an exam and have those results … within 24 hours," Buckley said. "That way she'll know that Brad is behind and Trey is ahead, and she can begin to make those decisions that need to be made as far as informing instruction."
If this bill gets through the Senate, students wouldn't take the STAAR exam as soon as next year.
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