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The leader of the Texas Education Agency shared a troubling assessment before the TEA on Wednesday.

The leader of the Texas Education Agency shared a troubling assessment before the TEA on Wednesday.

The leader of the Texas Education Agency shared a troubling assessment before the TEA on Wednesday. Commissioner of Education Mike Morath says no one expected to be dealing with another surge of COVID-19 cases, and it’s impacting how well schools operate. There is continued concern over student learning loss.

The head of the Texas Education Agency says the ability of districts to require face masks in schools will have to be decided by the courts.

Masks in schools will have to be decided by the courts. NBC 5 education reporter Wayne Carter talks with Texas Education commissioner Mike Morath about his concerns.

The Texas Education Agency says school districts must now tell families when their child is exposed to COVID-19 and updated guidance related to remote learning for students who have been infected by or exposed to the virus.

Many North Texas parents are weighing their options ahead of the new school year, saying without a mask mandate in place, they need a way to keep their children safe. Allie Spillyards reports.

The Texas Department of State Health Services reported more than 13,500 new confirmed and probable cases of COVID-19 on Thursday, along with continued rises in the positivity index and the number of people hospitalized with the virus.

In guidance released Thursday, the Texas Education Agency reaffirmed Republican Gov. Greg Abbott’s executive order that masks cannot be required in Texas schools while adding that contact tracing is not required if and when positive cases of COVID-19 are confirmed in classrooms.

A local school district has plans in place to encourage learning and retention throughout the summer.

More than $4 billion dollars is headed to Texas schools to help students bounce back from the pandemic learning losses.

Texas is one of seven states getting billions in federal funds for education. More than $4 billion dollars will be used to help Texas students bounce back from the pandemic learning losses.

The Texas Education Agency said STAAR test results are expected to be released next week, but the head of TEA said they’re concerned it’s not looking good.

The Texas Education Agency said STAAR test results are expected to be released next week, but the head of TEA said they’re concerned it’s not looking good.

Not even 65 days on the job and Education Secretary Miguel Cardona has already spent a lot of time looking at Texas and the funding issues we have faced specifically federal dollars school leaders asked for but were held up in Austin.

The week started with State of Texas Assessments of Academic Readiness test troubles, now schools are making plans to retest students who had issues. NBC 5 education reporter Wayne Carter explains how districts are preparing to bounce back.

Schools are ending the first week of State of Texas Assessments of Academic Readiness testing, preparing for a redo after technical problems caused the test to get pulled Tuesday.

The first day of standardized testing in Texas is canceled for thousands of students due to widespread technical issues.

Teachers across North Texas are reporting problems issuing the STAAR test Tuesday morning.

State of Texas Assessments of Academic Readiness for some North Texas students start this week. The tests, which were canceled last year because of the pandemic, have been a major point of controversy. Some think the tests are necessary to gauge pandemic learning loss, while others believe they’re a waste of valuable instruction time. NBC 5 education reporter Wayne Carter…