TEA News Releases 2018

Official news releases issued by the Texas Education Agency in 2018 are listed below:

TEA releases 2017-2018 Texas Academic Performance Report (12-18-2018)

TEA releases final 2018 academic accountability ratings (12-12-2018)

TEA opens System of Great Schools Network application period (12-6-2018)

TEA releases final 2017-2018 financial accountability ratings (11-15-2018)

2018-2019 Texas Partnership (SB 1882) approval process information provided to school districts (10-26-2018)

TEA, Texas School Safety Center partner for Oct. 21-27 Safe Schools Week (10-23-2018)

Texas’ special education response reviewed by federal officials (10-19-2018)

Six Texas teachers named finalists for 2018 presidential awards in math and science (10-18-2018)

TEA Time podcast available on iTunes, other subscription services (10-11-2018)

TEA awarded $2 million in school safety grants (10-8-2018)

Permanent School Fund annual report earns national recognition for fourth consecutive year (10-5-2018)

 Commissioner Morath announces inaugural Lone Star Governance Exemplar Cohort (10-3-2018)

 23 Texas public schools receive 2018 national Blue Ribbon honors (10-1-2018)

 Commissioner Morath announces appointment to Beaumont ISD board of managers (9-21-2018)

 TEA accepting applications for Grow Your Own: Teachers grants (9-17-2018)

 More than 400 campuses earn all possible distinctions in 2018 accountability ratings (8-28-2018)

Commissioner Morath spotlights outstanding achievement in single-campus districts (8-23-2018)

  Commissioner Morath announces school districts earning postsecondary readiness distinction (8-21-2018) 

Commissioner Morath commends work of high-performing districts statewide (8-15-2018)

TEA releases 2018 campus accountability ratings  (8-15-2018)

TEA releases 2018 A–F district accountability ratings (8-15-2018)

 More than 300 school districts eligible for  Hurricane Harvey displacement funding  (8-14-2018)

 TEA launches TEA Time Podcast (8-10-2018)

TEA releases preliminary 2017-2018 financial accountability ratings (8-8-2018)

TEA establishes Answers online video library (8-7-2018) 

 More than 100 districts eligible for Hurricane Harvey accountability waiver (8-1-2018)

 Commissioner Morath announces 21st Century Community Learning Centers grant awards (7-17-2018)

 Commissioner Morath initiates Edgewood ISD board transition (7-2-2018)

Commissioner Morath announces inaugural cohort of Math Innovation Zones (7-2-2018)

 Two Texas teachers announced as 2016 presidential teaching award recipients (6-28-2018)

 Four Generation Twenty-Three charter school applicants complete process (6-15-2018)

Texas students post gains on STAAR end-of-course (6-14-2018) 

TEA releases STAAR writing, science, social studies results (6-14-2018) 

TEA releases statewide results for STAAR grades 3–8 mathematics and reading (6-14-2018)

 Commissioner Morath announces Hurricane Harvey waiver criteria for state accountability (6-6-2018)

 Commissioner Morath sends charter school decisions to SBOE (6-4-2018)

 Commissioner Morath appoints twelve to TEA Policy Committee on Public Education Information (6-1-2018)

 Commissioner Morath announces response to online testing issues (5-24-2018)

TEA awards Technology Lending grants (5-8-2018) 

 TEA awards 35 P-TECH and ICIA Success and Planning grants (5-2-2018)

 TEA receives six SB 1882 Turnaround Partnership agreements for review (5-1-2018)

TEA awards 2018-2019 Principal Preparation grants (4-27-2018)

TEA awards 2018-2019 Grow Your Own grants (4-25-2018)

TEA completes work on comprehensive strategic action plan for special education (4-24-2018)

Statement by Commissioner Morath regarding 2017 NAEP results (4-10-2018)

 TEA to host two public hearings on draft strategic plan for special education (4-5-2018)

 TEA accepting comments on draft strategic plan for special education through April 18 (4-3-2018)

 Statement by Commissioner Morath regarding ESSA plan approval (3-26-2018)

TEA posts draft strategic plan for special education (3-19-2018)

TEA submits final ESSA state plan to U.S. Department of Education (3-7-2018)

 TEA extends survey deadline for special education corrective action draft plan (2-16-2018)

 TEA announces 2017-2018 accreditation statuses (2-9-2018)

Commissioner Morath initiates Beaumont ISD board transition (2-6-2018)

TEA opens online survey on special education corrective action draft plan (1-23-2018)

 Texas Commission on Public School Finance to meet in Austin (1-19-2018)

 TEA drafts corrective action plan for special education (1-18-2018)

26 Texas schools nominated for 2018 national Blue Ribbon honors (1-17-2018)

Statement by Commissioner Morath regarding Gov. Abbott’s directive on special education in Texas (1-11-2018)

TEA launches STAAR Interim Assessment Pilot (1-8-2018)



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