AUSTIN, Texas – March 10, 2022 —The ĢƵƬ (ĢƵƬ) today announced the creation of the Teacher Vacancy Task Force to help address staffing challenges facing Texas public schools.
AUSTIN, Texas– February 8, 2022 - The ĢƵƬ announced today the nomination of 26 Texas public schools as 2022 National Blue Ribbon School designees.
USDOE's press release follows:
SB 1697 allows parents to elect for their child to restart kindergarten or repeat a course or grade
AUSTIN, Texas – June 28, 2021 – Today, the ĢƵƬ (ĢƵƬ) released spring 2021 State of Texas Assessments of Academic Readiness (STAAR) results. The results include exams in mathematics and reading for grades 3–8, 4th & 7th grade writing, 5th and 8th grade science, 8th grade social studies, and high school end-of-course (EOC) exams in Algebra I, English I, English II, Biology, and U.S. History.
Newly approved second cohort will open up approximately $43 million in funding that is destined for more than 4,600 Texas educators
AUSTIN, Texas — May 27, 2021—The ĢƵƬ (ĢƵƬ) today announced four additional public school systems have been approved for a Local Designation System as part of the Teacher Incentive Allotment (TIA). This announcement paves the way for 4,616 highly effective Texas educators to be recognized and additionally compensated for their excellent work in the classroom.
The agency is currently calling for Purple Star Campus Designation applications; will be held May 4
On March 2, 2021, Governor Abbott issued which addresses the statewide wearing of face coverings (i.e., masks), which takes effect March 10, 2021. ĢƵƬ’s authority to implement operational requirements for public schools remains in effect (e.g., ĢƵƬ’s Public Health Guidance).
“Governor Abbott’s Executive Order (GA-34) takes effect next Wed., March 10, 2021. Updated public health guidance from ĢƵƬ will be coming this week.”
Robust response to ongoing COVID-19 pandemic has ensured Texas public school students continue to have their educational needs met
AUSTIN, Texas – January 28, 2021 – The ĢƵƬ (ĢƵƬ) announced today the release of the 2020 Annual Report and School Year 2019-20 Pocket Edition.