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Governor Abbott Announces Purple Star Campus Designations For 150 Texas Schools

August 24, 2023

From the Office of Governor Greg AbbottPress Release  Austin - Governor Greg Abbott today announced that 150 Texas public schools have been…

TEA Releases Results for 2023 STAAR 3-8 Assessments

August 16, 2023

AUSTIN, Texas – August 16, 2023 – The Texas Education Agency today released spring 2023 State of Texas Assessments of Academic Readiness (STAAR®)…

TEA Releases 2023 STAAR End-Of-Course Assessment Results

June 30, 2023

AUSTIN, Texas – June 30, 2023 – The Texas Education Agency today released spring 2023 State of Texas Assessments of Academic Readiness (STAAR®)…

TEA Announces Charter School Decisions After State Board of Education Vote

June 23, 2023

AUSTIN, Texas – June 23, 2023 – The Texas Education Agency today announced the State Board of Education vote and recommendation by Texas Education…

Texas Education Agency names new Houston ISD Superintendent and appoints Board of Managers  

June 1, 2023

Decision comes after extensive Board of Managers application and selection process   AUSTIN, Texas – June 1, 2023 – The Texas Education Agency …

Hundreds of Houstonians Have Applied to Serve as Part of the Houston ISD Board of Managers

April 7, 2023

Community feedback sessions continue as TEA proceeds to the next phase of the board member selection processAUSTIN, Texas – April 7, 2023 – The Texas…

Governor Abbott, TEA Release Teacher Vacancy Recommendations

March 10, 2023

From the Office of Governor Greg Abbott Press ReleaseAUSTIN - Governor Greg Abbott today announced the release of the Final Report of the…

TEA Releases Final 2021-2022 Financial Accountability Ratings

November 10, 2022

AUSTIN, Texas – November 10, 2022 – The Texas Education Agency (TEA) today announced final financial accountability ratings for more than 1,200…

Nation’s Report Card Shows Texas is Recovering from the Pandemic in Reading, Much Work Remains in Math

October 24, 2022

2022 results for the US show broad learning declines, with Texas doing better than most. AUSTIN, Texas – October 24, 2022 – As Texas educators…

TEA Approves 1,600 New Teachers for Teacher Incentive Allotment Designation

September 29, 2022

Nearly $55.5 million in additional funding was awarded for Texas teacher compensation during the 2021-2022 school year   AUSTIN, Texas…