1 in 5 Texas Schools got a D or F Rating Under New Performance Standards
Failing grades for districts were made public for the first time since 2019.
TEA can Release Schools’ 2023 Performance Ratings, Appeals Court Rules
Families have lacked a full set of school ratings for five years, including Kingsville ISD, which sued to prevent the release of the 2023 performance ratings.
Texas Schools use Uncertified teachers to Fill Vacancies. Lawmakers Want Stop it.
Amid a teacher shortage crisis, school leaders fear the restrictions will lead to fewer instructors in their classrooms.
National Test Scores Show Texas students Still Lagging
Texas students' overall math scores dropped from 2022.
Summer food Assistance May Not Happen
After the state missed the Jan. 1 deadline, lawmakers still have time to approve administrative costs before applying for $400 million in federal summer meal assistance.
School Districts Asked to Return $16 Million in Federal
The request comes after an audit found Texas improperly billed the federal government for reimbursements related to Medicaid-eligible students.
Latest Effort to Block School Ratings Cracks United Front
The TEA grades every public and charter school in the state on an A-F scale. A failing grade can trigger state sanctions, and it can lead the TEA to take over a district in the worst cases. Kingsville ISD superintendent Dr. Cissy Reynolds-Perez signed a letter stating they haven’t received enough support from the state.
More Texas Schools are Hiring Teachers Without Traditional Training
Schools are hiring instructors with different types of backgrounds to deal with critical staff shortages.
Judge Blocks Texas from Releasing This Year’s School Accountability Ratings
A Travis County judge temporarily blocked the Texas Education Agency from releasing this year's ratings of the state's school districts and campuses.
School Districts Violated a Law to Add Transparency About Local Elections
Last year, in an effort to bring greater transparency to local elections, the Texas Legislature mandated that school districts, municipalities and other jurisdictions post campaign finance reports online rather than stow them away in filing cabinets.
Texas Schools are Looking Overseas for Help
Public schools got little help from lawmakers this year to address the state’s chronic teacher shortage, so they’ve turned to other creative solutions — like leaning on cultural exchange programs to recruit international teachers.
Texas Principal Arrested After Paddling a Student
Texas is one of 17 states that still permits paddling in schools.
State Effort to Fund Schools Shortchange Rural Districts
In the past, the comptroller’s office says, many county appraisers were valuing property under market value, leading some school districts to receive more state funding than they were supposed to.
Texas Schools Rethink Gender-Based Dress Code Policies
Recent high-profile lawsuits have led some districts to make their dress code policies more gender neutral.
Criminal Investigation of Pornographic Content in Public Schools
Abbott’s latest request comes two days after he asked state education officials to develop statewide standards preventing “obscene content in Texas public schools.”
Texas House to Investigate School Districts’ Books
State Rep. Matt Krause, a candidate for state attorney general, asked school superintendents to confirm whether any books on a list of 850 titles are in their libraries and classrooms.