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A bill that passed the Texas House would eliminate the STAAR test and replace it with three shorter assessment exams.

U.S. children’s test scores in social studies, math and reading have all plummeted since the beginning of the pandemic, raising grave concerns about students’ future. Eighth-graders’ scores in U.S.