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Official news releases issued by the Texas Education Agency in 2020 are listed below:
December 10, 2020
Texas Education Agency Pauses A-F Ratings For 2020-21 School Year
November 19, 2020
TEA Announces Pre-K Learning Solution to Support Texas Schools with In-Person and Remote Instruction
November 18, 2020
Tri-Agency Workforce Initiative Submits Report to Governor Abbott
October 05, 2020
TEA Announces Additional Innovative Learning Solutions for K-12 English and Spanish, and K-5 Science to Support Schools Across Texas
October 01, 2020
TEA Updates Pandemic School Funding Formula
September 24, 2020
26 Texas Public Schools Receive 2020 National Blue Ribbon Honors
September 17, 2020
DSHS and TEA Launch Webpage with COVID-19 Case Data Reported by Texas Public Schools
September 03, 2020
TEA Launches First Set of Innovative Learning Solutions for K-12 Math to Support Schools Across Texas
August 25, 2020
A Signature Part of HB 3, in its Inaugural Year, the Teacher Incentive Allotment Will Benefit More than 3,600 Texas Teachers
August 20, 2020
Joint Statement from TEA and DSHS on Creation of COVID-19 Data Tracking System for Texas Public Schools
August 19, 2020
Commissioner Morath Sends Charter School Decisions to State Board of Education
July 30, 2020
TEA Will Offer Free Learning Management System to Texas Schools for Two Years to Help Bolster Remote and Classroom Instruction
July 29, 2020
Statement from Texas Education Commissioner Mike Morath on School Funding for 2020-21 Academic Year
July 17, 2020
TEA Announces Additional Reopening Guidance, Including Local Option for an Online-Only Start to the 2020-21 School Year
July 07, 2020
TEA Issues Comprehensive Guidelines for a Safe Return to On-Campus Instruction for the 2020-21 School Year
May 12, 2020
TEA Offers Free Tool to Parents and Schools to Diagnose How Much Their Students Learned This Year and To Help Educators Plan for the “COVID Slide”
May 11, 2020
TEA Helps Solve a Critical COVID-19 Special Education Distance Learning Challenge
May 05, 2020
TEA Announces Class of 2020 Graduation Ceremony Guidance for Texas Schools
April 21, 2020
TEA and Texas PBS announce educational programming collaboration
March 20, 2020
MealFinder Map for Texas Students Now Live — Visit TXSchools.gov to find more than 1,000 sites for free school meals
March 19, 2020
Statement from Texas Education Commissioner Mike Morath on the Temporary Statewide Closure of Schools
March 17, 2020
Statement Regarding the Administration of State Assessments
March 17, 2020
Statement from Texas Education Commissioner Mike Morath
February 28, 2020
TEA is Closely Monitoring Novel Coronavirus (COVID-19)
February 10, 2020
26 Texas Schools Nominated for 2020 National Blue Ribbon Honors
January 29, 2020
Texas Education Agency Releases 2019 Annual Report