Archived State Board of Education News Releases

Official news releases issued on behalf of the State Board of Education prior to 2019 are listed below. Newer releases can be found at State Board of Education News.

2018

Learning Roundtable Conference registration opens (12-19-2018)
Texas schools to receive about $2.212 billion in the next biennium due to actions of the State Board of Education and School Land Board (11-20-2018)
SBOE adopts Long-Range Plan for Public Education (11-16-2018)
Nominate local employers for 2018 Employers for Education Excellence award (11-1-2018)
Help the SBOE brand the Permanent School Fund (10-19-2018)
Letter signed by 15 SBOE members to the School Land Board (9-14-2018)
- George P. Bush reply (9-19-2018)
SBOE gives preliminary approval to updated social standards and gives final approval to a Mexican American Studies course (9-14-2018)
State Board of Education to set long-range education goals (9-10-2018)
Public hearings on streamlined social studies standards and instructional materials scheduled for Tuesday (9-7-2018)
SBOE honors 2018 Heroes for Children (9-6-2018)
SBOE chair to participate in Federal Commission on School Safety listening panel (8-22-2018)
SBOE gives preliminary approval to Ethnic Studies: Mexican Studies course (6-15-2018)
SBOE Student Heroes Award recognizes acts of kindness and compassion (5-24-2018)
New online instructional material to be based on digitized curriculum standards (4-18-2018)
SBOE approves ethnic studies course (4-13-2018)
SBOE releases survey results (4-13-2018)
Recognize hard-working volunteers as Heroes for Children (3-12-2018)
Nominate a student volunteer for 2018 Student Heroes Award (2-7-2018)
Help craft the new Long-Range Plan for Public Education (2-2-2018)
State Board of Education asks for public input on new Long-Range Plan for Public Education (1-25-2018)
New year begins with community meetings for the SBOE (1-3-2018)

2017

Conference to focus on recruiting, preparing, and retaining teachers (12-11-2017)
Permanent School Fund sets record-high value of $41.4 billion (11-28-2017)
Regional meetings to gather input for Long-Range Plan (10-31-2017)
Lufkin State Board of Education member appointed to Commission on Public School Finance (10-9-2017)
2017 Heroes for Children award recipients to be recognized Friday (9-12-2017)
Long-Range Plan for Public Education Steering Committee to meet Sept. 12 (9-11-2017)
Two Coppell businesses named 2017 Employers for Education Excellence winners (8-24-2017)
Long-Range Plan Steering Committee named (8-22-2017)
Help develop the Long-Range Plan for Public Education (7-14-2017)
Revised high school language arts standards win approval (6-26-2017)
2017 Student Heroes show caring and compassion (5-24-2017)
Nominations now being accepted for 2017 Employers for Education Excellence Award (5-1-2017)
SBOE approves streamlined science standards (4-21-2017)
Nominate top school volunteers for SBOE Heroes for Children Award (3-20-2017)
Texas Senate confirms Donna Bahorich as SBOE chair (3-14-2017)
Nominate a student volunteer for a Student Heroes Award (2-21-2017)
SBOE gives preliminary approval to revised English and Spanish language arts and science standards (2-3-2017)
State Board of Education swearing-in ceremony set for Jan. 31 (1-27-2017)
Statement of Donna Bahorich regarding her reappointment as chair of the State Board of Education (1-24-2017)

2016

SBOE approves $2.46 billion distribution to public schools (11-18-2016)
Publishers given second chance to submit ethnic studies material (11-18-2016)
SBOE to meet Nov. 15-18 (11-9-2016)
Financial institutions and chamber garner 2016 Employers for Education Excellence awards (10-25-2016)
SBOE recognizes school volunteers as Heroes for Children (9-15-2016)
Educators discuss ways to turn high poverty schools into high achieving schools (9-12-2016)
Learning Roundtable - Educating the Children of Poverty: Transforming high-poverty schools into high-performing schools (9-6-2016)
Permanent School Fund annual report earns national recognition (8-31-2016)