Topic: Texas Education Agency
July 1, 2022: Finance Committee hears mental health testimony; Abbott allocates money to school safety, mental health
Read MoreTEA Provides Update to Reading Academies Implementation
Read MoreTexas Commission on Special Education Receives Public Testimony
Read MoreJune 24, 2022: State Senate hearings on school safety; SCOTUS makes ruling favorable to vouchers; Some unsavory details about the charters rejected by the SBOE
Read MoreTEA releases 2022 end-of-course STAAR results
Read MoreState Board of Education votes down four charter applications—a huge victory over harmful charter expansion
Read MoreGovernor creates news safety and security position at TEA to help coordinate efforts between state agencies
Read MoreTEA restarts faulty school ratings while poll shows vast majority of Texans want process to opt-out of STAAR
The already-flawed A-F school accountability rating system—based heavily on STAAR scores—will re-launch this year after the Texas Education Agency halted it at the beginning of the pandemic in 2020. However, only schools meeting the requirements to achieve an A-C will receive a rating, while D and F campuses will be labeled “Not Rated.” That change will allow campuses that were...
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