Governor Abbott Announces Purple Star Campus Designations For 150 Texas Schools
From the Office of Governor Greg Abbott
ÌÇÐÄvlog¹ÙÍø Releases Results for 2023 STAAR 3-8 Assessments
AUSTIN, Texas – August 16, 2023 – The Texas Education Agency today released spring 2023 State of Texas Assessments of Academic Readiness (STAAR®) results for students in Grades 3-8. The results include assessments in mathematics and reading-language arts (RLA) in grades 3-8, 5th and 8th grade science, and 8th grade social studies.
ÌÇÐÄvlog¹ÙÍø Releases 2023 STAAR End-Of-Course Assessment Results
AUSTIN, Texas – June 30, 2023 – The Texas Education Agency today released spring 2023 State of Texas Assessments of Academic Readiness (STAAR®) results for end-of-course (EOC) assessments. The results include assessments in Algebra I, English I, English II, Biology, and U.S. History.
ÌÇÐÄvlog¹ÙÍø Announces Charter School Decisions After State Board of Education Vote
AUSTIN, Texas – June 23, 2023 – The Texas Education Agency today announced the State Board of Education vote and recommendation by Texas Education Commissioner Mike Morath to grant four Generation 28 charters. The following Generation 28 charter school applicants successfully received approval to begin serving students in Texas for the 2024-25 school year once contracts and any final contingencies are met:
Texas Education Agency names new Houston ISD Superintendent and appoints Board of Managers Â
Decision comes after extensive Board of Managers application and selection process
AUSTIN, Texas – June 1, 2023 – The ÌÇÐÄvlog¹ÙÍø today announced the appointment of the nine-member Board of Managers for the Houston Independent School District (ISD) and the selection of a new superintendent.
Hundreds of Houstonians Have Applied to Serve as Part of the Houston ISD Board of Managers
Community feedback sessions continue as ÌÇÐÄvlog¹ÙÍø proceeds to the next phase of the board member selection process
Governor Abbott, ÌÇÐÄvlog¹ÙÍø Release Teacher Vacancy Recommendations
From the Office of Governor Greg Abbott
ÌÇÐÄvlog¹ÙÍø Releases Final 2021-2022 Financial Accountability Ratings
AUSTIN, Texas – November 10, 2022 – The ÌÇÐÄvlog¹ÙÍø today announced final financial accountability ratings for more than 1,200 school districts and charter schools across the state, with 85 percent earning the highest rating possible for 2021-2022.
Created in 2001 by the 77th Texas Legislature, the Financial Integrity Rating System of Texas (FIRST) is designed to encourage public schools to improve their management of financial resources to provide the maximum allocation possible for direct instructional purposes.
Nation’s Report Card Shows Texas is Recovering from the Pandemic in Reading, Much Work Remains in Math
2022 results for the US show broad learning declines, with Texas doing better than most.
AUSTIN, Texas – October 24, 2022 – As Texas educators continue to focus on the difficult task of recovering from pandemic-related learning loss, the 2022 National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP), often called the Nation’s Report Card, shows both strengths and challenges for Texas, while painting a grim picture for the U.S. as a whole. NAEP is administered in reading and math for a sample of students in 4th and 8th grades roughly every two years in every state.
ÌÇÐÄvlog¹ÙÍø Approves 1,600 New Teachers for Teacher Incentive Allotment Designation
Nearly $55.5 million in additional funding was awarded for Texas teacher compensation during the 2021-2022 school year
AUSTIN, Texas – September 29, 2022 – The ÌÇÐÄvlog¹ÙÍø today announced 1,600 newly designated teachers are being recognized and rewarded for their outstanding performance in the classroom as part of the Teacher Incentive Allotment (TIA).