TEA 2022 News Releases https://tea.texas.gov/ en 26 Texas Schools Named 2021 National Blue Ribbon Schools https://tea.texas.gov/about-tea/news-and-multimedia/news-releases/news-2021/26-texas-schools-named-2021-national-blue-ribbon-schools Tue, 21 Sep 2021 19:44:14 +0000 Melissa.Holmes@tea.texas.gov 838806 at https://tea.texas.gov Texas Parents Now Have New Rights to Better Support Their Children’s Learning https://tea.texas.gov/about-tea/news-and-multimedia/news-releases/news-2021/texas-parents-now-have-new-rights-to-better-support-their-childrens-learning Thu, 22 Jul 2021 20:50:51 +0000 Melissa.Holmes@tea.texas.gov 768846 at https://tea.texas.gov TEA Releases Spring 2021 STAAR Grades 3-8 and End-of-Course Assessment Results; Outcomes for In-Person Learners Appreciably Higher Than for Those Who Were Remote https://tea.texas.gov/about-tea/news-and-multimedia/news-releases/news-2021/tea-releases-spring-2021-staar-grades-3-8-and-end-of-course-assessment-results-outcomes-for-in-person-learners-appreciably-higher-than-for-those-who-were-remote Mon, 28 Jun 2021 14:11:32 +0000 Melissa.Holmes@tea.texas.gov 740956 at https://tea.texas.gov TEA Approves Four New School Systems for Teacher Incentive Allotment Designation https://tea.texas.gov/about-tea/news-and-multimedia/news-releases/news-2021/tea-approves-four-new-school-systems-for-teacher-incentive-allotment-designation Thu, 27 May 2021 18:19:47 +0000 Melissa.Holmes@tea.texas.gov 703721 at https://tea.texas.gov During this annual Month of the Military Child, TEA expresses its gratitude to Texas’s military-connected students and their families https://tea.texas.gov/about-tea/news-and-multimedia/news-releases/news-2021/during-this-annual-month-of-the-military-child-tea-expresses-its-gratitude-to-texass-military-connected-students-and-their-families Thu, 29 Apr 2021 16:51:11 +0000 Melissa.Holmes@tea.texas.gov 671586 at https://tea.texas.gov Texas Education Agency Announces Updates to Public Health Guidance; TEA Also Provides Updates to COVID-19 Vaccine FAQ https://tea.texas.gov/about-tea/news-and-multimedia/news-releases/news-2021/texas-education-agency-announces-updates-to-public-health-guidance-tea-also-provides-updates-to-covid-19-vaccine-faq Wed, 03 Mar 2021 20:21:38 +0000 Melissa.Holmes@tea.texas.gov 602466 at https://tea.texas.gov Statement from the Texas Education Agency https://tea.texas.gov/about-tea/news-and-multimedia/news-releases/news-2021/statement-from-the-texas-education-agency Tue, 02 Mar 2021 22:38:14 +0000 Melissa.Holmes@tea.texas.gov 602461 at https://tea.texas.gov Texas Education Agency releases 2020 Annual Report and SY 2019-20 Pocket Edition https://tea.texas.gov/about-tea/news-and-multimedia/news-releases/news-2021/texas-education-agency-releases-2020-annual-report-and-sy-2019-20-pocket-edition Thu, 28 Jan 2021 18:58:55 +0000 Melissa.Holmes@tea.texas.gov 565841 at https://tea.texas.gov Optional Beginning-of-Year Assessments Data Help Quantify Initial Impact of COVID-19 on Texas Students https://tea.texas.gov/about-tea/news-and-multimedia/news-releases/news-2021/optional-beginning-of-year-assessments-data-help-quantify-initial-impact-of-covid-19-on-texas-students Thu, 14 Jan 2021 17:12:00 +0000 Melissa.Holmes@tea.texas.gov 547441 at https://tea.texas.gov TEA Statement on SY 2020-21 Enrollment in Texas Public Schools https://tea.texas.gov/about-tea/news-and-multimedia/news-releases/news-2021/tea-statement-on-sy-2020-21-enrollment-in-texas-public-schools Fri, 08 Jan 2021 21:08:23 +0000 Melissa.Holmes@tea.texas.gov 542516 at https://tea.texas.gov Texas Education Agency Pauses A-F Ratings For 2020-21 School Year https://tea.texas.gov/about-tea/news-and-multimedia/news-releases/news-2020/texas-education-agency-pauses-a-f-ratings-for-2020-21-school-year Thu, 10 Dec 2020 19:24:40 +0000 Melissa.Holmes@tea.texas.gov 505731 at https://tea.texas.gov TEA Announces Pre-K Learning Solution to Support Texas Schools with In-Person and Remote Instruction https://tea.texas.gov/about-tea/news-and-multimedia/news-releases/news-2020/tea-announces-pre-k-learning-solution-to-support-texas-schools-with-in-person-and-remote-instruction Thu, 19 Nov 2020 16:50:21 +0000 Melissa.Holmes@tea.texas.gov 482736 at https://tea.texas.gov Tri-Agency Workforce Initiative Submits Report to Governor Abbott https://tea.texas.gov/about-tea/news-and-multimedia/news-releases/news-2020/tri-agency-workforce-initiative-submits-report-to-governor-abbott Wed, 18 Nov 2020 19:27:37 +0000 Melissa.Holmes@tea.texas.gov 482721 at https://tea.texas.gov TEA Announces Additional Innovative Learning Solutions for K-12 English and Spanish, and K-5 Science to Support Schools Across Texas https://tea.texas.gov/about-tea/news-and-multimedia/news-releases/news-2020/tea-announces-additional-innovative-learning-solutions-for-k-12-english-and-spanish-and-k-5-science-to-support-schools-across-texas Mon, 05 Oct 2020 15:07:35 +0000 Melissa.Holmes@tea.texas.gov 427416 at https://tea.texas.gov TEA Updates Pandemic School Funding Formula https://tea.texas.gov/about-tea/news-and-multimedia/news-releases/news-2020/tea-updates-pandemic-school-funding-formula Thu, 01 Oct 2020 17:50:28 +0000 Melissa.Holmes@tea.texas.gov 422811 at https://tea.texas.gov 26 Texas Public Schools Receive 2020 National Blue Ribbon Honors https://tea.texas.gov/about-tea/news-and-multimedia/news-releases/news-2020/26-texas-public-schools-receive-2020-national-blue-ribbon-honors Thu, 24 Sep 2020 18:18:40 +0000 Melissa.Holmes@tea.texas.gov 418186 at https://tea.texas.gov DSHS and TEA Launch Webpage with COVID-19 Case Data Reported by Texas Public Schools https://tea.texas.gov/about-tea/news-and-multimedia/news-releases/news-2020/dshs-and-tea-launch-webpage-with-covid-19-case-data-reported-by-texas-public-schools Thu, 17 Sep 2020 19:49:29 +0000 Melissa.Holmes@tea.texas.gov 409076 at https://tea.texas.gov TEA Launches First Set of Innovative Learning Solutions for K-12 Math to Support Schools Across Texas https://tea.texas.gov/about-tea/news-and-multimedia/news-releases/news-2020/tea-launches-first-set-of-innovative-learning-solutions-for-k-12-math-to-support-schools-across-texas Thu, 03 Sep 2020 17:26:13 +0000 Melissa.Holmes@tea.texas.gov 390741 at https://tea.texas.gov A Signature Part of HB 3, in its Inaugural Year, the Teacher Incentive Allotment Will Benefit More than 3,600 Texas Teachers https://tea.texas.gov/about-tea/news-and-multimedia/news-releases/news-2020/a-signature-part-of-hb-3-in-its-inaugural-year-the-teacher-incentive-allotment-will-benefit-more-than-3600-texas-teachers Tue, 25 Aug 2020 19:16:56 +0000 Melissa.Holmes@tea.texas.gov 381611 at https://tea.texas.gov Joint Statement from TEA and DSHS on Creation of COVID-19 Data Tracking System for Texas Public Schools https://tea.texas.gov/about-tea/news-and-multimedia/news-releases/news-2020/joint-statement-from-tea-and-dshs-on-creation-of-covid-19-data-tracking-system-for-texas-public-schools Thu, 20 Aug 2020 21:36:03 +0000 Melissa.Holmes@tea.texas.gov 376926 at https://tea.texas.gov Commissioner Morath Sends Charter School Decisions to State Board of Education https://tea.texas.gov/about-tea/news-and-multimedia/news-releases/news-2020/commissioner-morath-sends-charter-school-decisions-to-state-board-of-education Wed, 19 Aug 2020 20:01:54 +0000 Melissa.Holmes@tea.texas.gov 376891 at https://tea.texas.gov TEA Will Offer Free Learning Management System to Texas Schools for Two Years to Help Bolster Remote and Classroom Instruction https://tea.texas.gov/about-tea/news-and-multimedia/news-releases/news-2020/tea-will-offer-free-learning-management-system-to-texas-schools-for-two-years-to-help-bolster-remote-and-classroom-instruction Thu, 30 Jul 2020 19:37:55 +0000 Melissa.Holmes@tea.texas.gov 353861 at https://tea.texas.gov Statement from Texas Education Commissioner Mike Morath on School Funding for 2020-21 Academic Year https://tea.texas.gov/about-tea/news-and-multimedia/news-releases/news-2020/statement-from-texas-education-commissioner-mike-morath-on-school-funding-for-2020-21-academic-year Wed, 29 Jul 2020 23:31:02 +0000 Melissa.Holmes@tea.texas.gov 349321 at https://tea.texas.gov TEA Announces Additional Reopening Guidance, Including Local Option for an Online-Only Start to the 2020-21 School Year https://tea.texas.gov/about-tea/news-and-multimedia/news-releases/news-2020/tea-announces-additional-reopening-guidance-including-local-option-for-an-online-only-start-to-the-2020-21-school-year Fri, 17 Jul 2020 15:47:52 +0000 Melissa.Holmes@tea.texas.gov 335616 at https://tea.texas.gov TEA Issues Comprehensive Guidelines for a Safe Return to On-Campus Instruction for the 2020-21 School Year https://tea.texas.gov/about-tea/news-and-multimedia/news-releases/news-2020/tea-issues-comprehensive-guidelines-for-a-safe-return-to-on-campus-instruction-for-the-2020-21-school-year Tue, 07 Jul 2020 20:25:01 +0000 Melissa.Holmes@tea.texas.gov 326521 at https://tea.texas.gov 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” https://tea.texas.gov/about-tea/news-and-multimedia/news-releases/news-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 Tue, 12 May 2020 19:46:17 +0000 Melissa.Holmes@tea.texas.gov 263506 at https://tea.texas.gov TEA Helps Solve a Critical COVID-19 Special Education Distance Learning Challenge https://tea.texas.gov/about-tea/news-and-multimedia/news-releases/news-2020/tea-helps-solve-a-critical-covid-19-special-education-distance-learning-challenge Mon, 11 May 2020 15:13:07 +0000 Melissa.Holmes@tea.texas.gov 259091 at https://tea.texas.gov TEA Announces Class of 2020 Graduation Ceremony Guidance for Texas Schools https://tea.texas.gov/about-tea/news-and-multimedia/news-releases/news-2020/tea-announces-class-of-2020-graduation-ceremony-guidance-for-texas-schools Tue, 05 May 2020 16:08:36 +0000 Melissa.Holmes@tea.texas.gov 250231 at https://tea.texas.gov TEA and Texas PBS announce educational programming collaboration https://tea.texas.gov/about-tea/news-and-multimedia/news-releases/news-2020/tea-and-texas-pbs-announce-educational-programming-collaboration-0 Tue, 21 Apr 2020 20:29:24 +0000 Melissa.Holmes@tea.texas.gov 232106 at https://tea.texas.gov MealFinder Map for Texas Students Now Live — Visit TXSchools.gov to find more than 1,000 sites for free school meals https://tea.texas.gov/about-tea/news-and-multimedia/news-releases/news-2020/mealfinder-map-for-texas-students-now-live-visit-txschools.gov-to-find-more-than-1000-sites-for-free-school-meals Fri, 20 Mar 2020 19:57:01 +0000 Melissa.Holmes@tea.texas.gov 191406 at https://tea.texas.gov Statement from Texas Education Commissioner Mike Morath on the Temporary Statewide Closure of Schools https://tea.texas.gov/about-tea/news-and-multimedia/news-releases/news-2020/statement-from-texas-education-commissioner-mike-morath-on-the-temporary-statewide-closure-of-schools Thu, 19 Mar 2020 20:16:03 +0000 Melissa.Holmes@tea.texas.gov 186896 at https://tea.texas.gov Statement from Texas Education Commissioner Mike Morath https://tea.texas.gov/about-tea/news-and-multimedia/news-releases/news-2020/statement-from-texas-education-commissioner-mike-morath Tue, 17 Mar 2020 17:58:38 +0000 Melissa.Holmes@tea.texas.gov 182301 at https://tea.texas.gov Statement Regarding the Administration of State Assessments https://tea.texas.gov/about-tea/news-and-multimedia/news-releases/news-2020/statement-regarding-the-administration-of-state-assessments Tue, 17 Mar 2020 18:08:17 +0000 Melissa.Holmes@tea.texas.gov 182306 at https://tea.texas.gov TEA is Closely Monitoring Novel Coronavirus (COVID-19) https://tea.texas.gov/about-tea/news-and-multimedia/news-releases/news-2020/tea-is-closely-monitoring-novel-coronavirus-covid-19 Fri, 28 Feb 2020 23:05:36 +0000 Melissa.Holmes@tea.texas.gov 164056 at https://tea.texas.gov 26 Texas Schools Nominated for 2020 National Blue Ribbon Honors https://tea.texas.gov/about-tea/news-and-multimedia/news-releases/news-2020/26-texas-schools-nominated-for-2020-national-blue-ribbon-honors Mon, 10 Feb 2020 22:54:34 +0000 Melissa.Holmes@tea.texas.gov 132456 at https://tea.texas.gov Texas Education Agency Releases 2019 Annual Report https://tea.texas.gov/about-tea/news-and-multimedia/news-releases/news-2020/texas-education-agency-releases-2019-annual-report Wed, 29 Jan 2020 20:57:59 +0000 Melissa.Holmes@tea.texas.gov 127706 at https://tea.texas.gov On Nation’s 2019 Report Card, Texas 4th Graders Improve in Math and Reading https://tea.texas.gov/about-tea/news-and-multimedia/news-releases/news-2019/on-nations-2019-report-card-texas-4th-graders-improve-in-math-and-reading Wed, 30 Oct 2019 21:18:59 +0000 Melissa.Holmes@tea.texas.gov 108006 at https://tea.texas.gov 26 Texas public schools receive 2019 national Blue Ribbon honors https://tea.texas.gov/about-tea/news-and-multimedia/news-releases/news-2019/26-texas-public-schools-receive-2019-national-blue-ribbon-honors Fri, 27 Sep 2019 18:08:15 +0000 Fabiola.Tamez@tea.texas.gov 107641 at https://tea.texas.gov 26 Texas schools nominated for 2019 national Blue Ribbon honors https://tea.texas.gov/about-tea/news-and-multimedia/news-releases/news-2019/26-texas-schools-nominated-for-2019-national-blue-ribbon-honors Wed, 16 Jan 2019 04:20:07 +0000 webadmin1 105848 at https://tea.texas.gov Commissioner Morath Statement On The Passing Of Grand Prairie ISD Superintendent Susan Hull https://tea.texas.gov/about-tea/news-and-multimedia/news-releases/news-2019/commissioner-morath-statement-on-the-passing-of-grand-prairie-isd-superintendent-susan-hull Tue, 09 Jul 2019 07:13:22 +0000 webadmin1 105851 at https://tea.texas.gov TEA Announces 2018-2019 Accreditation Statuses https://tea.texas.gov/about-tea/news-and-multimedia/news-releases/news-2019/tea-announces-2018-2019-accreditation-statuses Fri, 01 Feb 2019 21:17:52 +0000 webadmin1 105854 at https://tea.texas.gov TEA Awards 22 P-TECH and ICIA Planning and Success Grants https://tea.texas.gov/about-tea/news-and-multimedia/news-releases/news-2019/tea-awards-22-p-tech-and-icia-planning-and-success-grants Thu, 06 Jun 2019 09:26:50 +0000 webadmin1 105857 at https://tea.texas.gov TEA Launches “HB3 In 30” Web Video Series https://tea.texas.gov/about-tea/news-and-multimedia/news-releases/news-2019/tea-launches-hb3-in-30-web-video-series Tue, 25 Jun 2019 02:13:10 +0000 webadmin1 105860 at https://tea.texas.gov TEA releases preliminary 2018-2019 financial accountability ratings https://tea.texas.gov/about-tea/news-and-multimedia/news-releases/news-2019/tea-releases-preliminary-2018-2019-financial-accountability-ratings Fri, 09 Aug 2019 20:50:39 +0000 Fabiola.Tamez@tea.texas.gov 106546 at https://tea.texas.gov Commissioner Morath announces new Math Innovation Zones cohort https://tea.texas.gov/about-tea/news-and-multimedia/news-releases/news-2019/commissioner-morath-announces-new-math-innovation-zones-cohort Mon, 28 Jan 2019 21:57:37 +0000 webadmin1 105849 at https://tea.texas.gov San Benito CISD Teacher Earns $25,000 Milken Educator Award https://tea.texas.gov/about-tea/news-and-multimedia/news-releases/news-2019/san-benito-cisd-teacher-earns-25000-milken-educator-award Fri, 15 Feb 2019 05:12:39 +0000 webadmin1 105852 at https://tea.texas.gov TEA announces eight school systems named to second Lone Star Governance Exemplar Cohort https://tea.texas.gov/about-tea/news-and-multimedia/news-releases/news-2019/tea-announces-eight-school-systems-named-to-second-lone-star-governance-exemplar-cohort Mon, 22 Apr 2019 21:16:13 +0000 webadmin1 105855 at https://tea.texas.gov TEA Commissioner Mike Morath Statement on the Appointment of Penny Schwinn as Tennessee¹s Commissioner of Education https://tea.texas.gov/about-tea/news-and-multimedia/news-releases/news-2019/tea-commissioner-mike-morath-statement-on-the-appointment-of-penny-schwinn-as-tennessee1s-commissioner-of-education Fri, 18 Jan 2019 00:27:18 +0000 Fabiola.Tamez@tea.texas.gov 105858 at https://tea.texas.gov Texas Education Agency Releases 2018 Annual Report https://tea.texas.gov/about-tea/news-and-multimedia/news-releases/news-2019/texas-education-agency-releases-2018-annual-report Wed, 30 Jan 2019 23:20:08 +0000 webadmin1 105861 at https://tea.texas.gov TEA Releases 2019 A-F Accountability Ratings https://tea.texas.gov/about-tea/news-and-multimedia/news-releases/news-2019/tea-releases-2019-a-f-accountability-ratings Thu, 15 Aug 2019 18:47:45 +0000 Fabiola.Tamez@tea.texas.gov 106553 at https://tea.texas.gov Commissioner Morath Sends Charter School Decisions to SBOE https://tea.texas.gov/about-tea/news-and-multimedia/news-releases/news-2019/commissioner-morath-sends-charter-school-decisions-to-sboe Mon, 10 Jun 2019 06:02:23 +0000 webadmin1 105850 at https://tea.texas.gov Statewide Birth-Five Needs Assessment Survey https://tea.texas.gov/about-tea/news-and-multimedia/news-releases/news-2019/statewide-birth-five-needs-assessment-survey Mon, 25 Mar 2019 21:09:53 +0000 webadmin1 105853 at https://tea.texas.gov TEA awards 2019-2021 Grow Your Own Cycle 2 grants https://tea.texas.gov/about-tea/news-and-multimedia/news-releases/news-2019/tea-awards-2019-2021-grow-your-own-cycle-2-grants Wed, 23 Jan 2019 04:22:16 +0000 webadmin1 105856 at https://tea.texas.gov TEA Encourages Parents To “Log On, Learn More” https://tea.texas.gov/about-tea/news-and-multimedia/news-releases/news-2019/tea-encourages-parents-to-log-on-learn-more Thu, 13 Jun 2019 22:55:00 +0000 webadmin1 105859 at https://tea.texas.gov Texas Students Achieve Gains On 2019 STAAR Test https://tea.texas.gov/about-tea/news-and-multimedia/news-releases/news-2019/texas-students-achieve-gains-on-2019-staar-test Fri, 14 Jun 2019 19:37:18 +0000 webadmin1 105862 at https://tea.texas.gov