Texas Education Agency

Boston – November 05, 2026 -- The Texas Education Agency (TEA) has provisionally approved NWEA's MAP Growth for use by Texas districts under House Bill 8, the law that sets up a new statewide assessment system from the 2027-28 school year. TEA also approved MAP Reading Fluency and MAP Growth under House Bill 2, which directs funding and resources to K-3 foundational literacy and numeracy, NWEA said.

HB 8 replaces STAAR with the Student Success Tool

HB 8 ends the State of Texas Assessments of Academic Readiness (STAAR) and moves the state to a through-year assessment model under the new Student Success Tool. Districts may select TEA-approved alternative assessments for beginning-of-year and middle-of-year testing.