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Reinforcing National Trends and State Assessment Data, Texas 2024 NAEP Results Highlight Need for Academic Improvement

January 29, 2025

AUSTIN, Texas – January 29, 2025 – The Texas Education Agency (TEA) today announced Texas’s results on the 2024 National Assessment of Educational…

Texas Education Agency Releases 2024 Annual Report

January 23, 2025

The report offers key insights for policymakers, educators, families, and community members invested in the success of Texas public schools.   …

TEA Releases Final 2023-2024 Financial Accountability Ratings

November 8, 2024

Majority of Texas School Systems Earn Top Ratings, Reflecting Financial Integrity and AccountabilityAUSTIN, Texas – November 8, 2024 – The Texas…

U.S. Secretary of Education Announces Recipients of the 2024 Terrel H. Bell Awards for Outstanding School Leadership

October 16, 2024

U.S. Department of EducationOffice of Communications & Outreach, Press Office400 Maryland Ave., S.W.Washington, D.C. 20202WASHINGTON, D.C.—U.S…

Texas Education Agency Releases Updated Bluebonnet Learning Instructional Materials

October 16, 2024

The updated and newly named state-owned textbooks represent the highest commitment to transparency and quality so that Texas schools have access to…

Governor Abbott Celebrates 31 Texas National Blue Ribbon Schools

September 24, 2024

From the Office of Governor Greg Abbott September 23, 2024 |Austin, Texas| Press ReleaseGovernor Greg Abbott today congratulated 31 Texas…

Governor Abbott Announces 2024-2025 Purple Star Campus Designations For 541 Texas Schools

September 23, 2024

From the Office of Governor Greg Abbott September 19, 2024 |Austin, Texas| Press Release Governor Greg Abbott today announced that 541 Texas…

Governor Abbott Announces Sentinel School Safety System

July 25, 2024

From the Office of Governor Greg Abbott July 25, 2024 |Austin, Texas| Press Release Governor Greg Abbott today announced the launch of Sentinel,…

TEA Announces Generation 29 Charter School Decisions

July 2, 2024

Charter Applicants Vetted Through a Rigorous Application Process Before Recommendation and Consideration by the SBOE  AUSTIN, Texas – July 2,…

TEA Releases Results for 2024 STAAR 3-8 Assessments

June 14, 2024

Texas Families Can Access Their Child’s 3-8 STAAR Scores Beginning Today, Including Detailed Information Unique to Their Child and Resources to…