More than a dozen laws passed during a special legislative session earlier this year take effect on Dec. 4, governing things such as the STAAR test and access to medications. Here’s what to know.

In August, Geneva, Switzerland-based eye care company Alcon agreed to buy Staar Surgical in a deal valued at $1.5 billion, but STAAR has faced opposition to the deal, including from its largest ...

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HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) -- In just two years, the STAAR test will be gone. Instead, Texas students will take three shorter tests, administered at the beginning, the middle, and the end of the school ...

Oct 23 (Reuters) - Staar Surgical (STAA.O), opens new tab has adjourned its shareholder vote on Swiss eyecare giant Alcon's (ALCC.S), opens new tab $1.5 billion takeover offer until November 6, the ...

The Utah Jazz have done their share of roster cuts in the days ahead of their opening night tipoff later this week, and now have what looks to be their official 18-man roster ready to go for the start ...

Princeton University will once again require applicants to submit standardized test scores beginning in the 2027–28 admissions cycle, the university announced Thursday. It’s the seventh of eight Ivy ...

Want to learn more? See our newsletter page here. (The Texas Tribune) – Texas public school administrators, parents and education experts worry that a new law to replace the state’s standardized test ...

TEXAS, USA — Texas public school administrators, parents and education experts worry that a new law to replace the state's standardized test could potentially increase student stress and the amount of ...

Texas has been tweaking and twisting its standardized testing system since it was first introduced in 1979, continuously looking for the best way to judge students’ capacity to learn, teachers’ ...