Texas Education Agency

Teachers and education advocacy groups across Texas are asking the state to reconsider administering the STAAR test next spring.

Governor Greg Abbott and the Texas Education Agency have established a program to connect eligible students with severe cognitive disabilities with additional support for the critical services they require.

The Texas Education Agency has rolled out a new statewide COVID-19 dashboard where you can see statewide numbers for the virus in schools.

The Texas Education Agency has rolled out a new statewide COVID-19 dashboard where you can see statewide numbers for the virus in schools.

The Texas Education Agency is working to improve at home learning in the state.

The TEA has partnered with the organization, Great Minds to develop new math and science curriculum through the TEA’s Texas Home Learning Initiative, a suite of resources for a brand new learning environment.

The Texas Education Agency is moving in after a series of problems inside the DeSoto Independent School District, including financial mismanagement. NBC 5 education reporter Wayne Carter explains what the move means.

Teachers in North Texas will have the potential to make six figures thanks to a new program put in place by the Texas Education Agency.

North Texas teachers will have the potential to make six-figure salaries thanks to a new program put in place by the Texas Education Agency. NBC 5 education reporter Wayne Carter reports it models something the Dallas Independent School District has been doing for years, but now will reward the best teachers with more money, and the state will pay the…

Starting in September, Texas public school districts will be required to report COVID-19 cases on their campuses to the state. The Texas Education Agency announced it will partner with the Department of State Health Services to launch a tracking system. DSHS will provide data on cases and outbreaks to the public. “Data on the number of cases in schools is…

The state’s top teachers group criticized state guidelines for starting the school year Friday, saying they would unfairly punish districts that choose to stick with online instruction amid the coronavirus pandemic.

One of the doctors on the front lines of the pandemic in Austin is making a prediction when it comes to COVID-19 and schools: Expect schools to have COVID-19 clusters when they reopen.

One of the doctors on the front lines of the pandemic in Austin is making a prediction when it comes to COVID-19 and schools: Expect schools to have COVID-19 clusters when they reopen, NBC 5’s Evan Anderson reports.

Rep. Morgan Meyer asked the Texas Education Agency to waive the annual State of Texas Assessments of Academic Readiness for the 2020-2021 school year in a letter Wednesday.

On Tuesday, the Texas Education Agency issued comprehensive guidelines concerning COVID-19 for the upcoming school year.

School boards are starting to talk about a plan from the Texas Education Agency to adjust school calendars. Starting earlier, ending later and more time built in the middle for extra help and longer winter and spring breaks.

Every year schools look at ways to help more students grow. The ultimate failure for a school is when a child drops out, and walks away from learning.

Every year schools look at ways to help more students grow. The ultimate failure for a school is when a child drops out, and walks away from learning. Despite all the resources out there, students are still dropping out in large numbers. High school student Felicity Martinez said her love for school started with a seed planted at home. “My…

The Fort Worth Independent School District says they’ll appeal a ruling by the Texas Education Commissioner that allows an English teacher to keep her job after she was fired for tweeting to President Donald Trump that her high school was full of students who are in the country illegally.