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Texas lawmakers hate the STAAR test. Why didn't they kill it?
State lawmakers agreed on doing away with the test in favor of three new ones spread through the school year but reached an ...
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Texas education board approves Native Studies course, skirting concerns about state’s K-12 DEI ban
The long-awaited vote survived objections from the panel’s most right-leaning Republicans, who criticized the lessons as ...
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Gov. Abbott Unveils New Tri-Agency Website to Reinforce Texas' Education-to-Workforce Pipeline
Texas Gov. Abbott launched a new website to enhance connections between education and workforce, designed by TEA, THECB, and ...
Can Houston ISD distribute state teacher raises by performance? Texas Education Agency says yes.
Houston ISD announced state teacher raises will be distributed by performance, not tenure. Here's what the Texas Education ...
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Texas education agency faces mounting questions over canceled special education contract
Texas Education Agency officials are keeping quiet about why exactly a controversial no-bid data mining contract took a nosedive last week, losing the state $2.2 million in federal funds for kids ...
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What does it mean when a Texas school gets an 'A' rating?
Schools across the state were issued 2023 A-F accountability ratings from the Texas Education Agency last month, showing every district in North Texas dropped in scores – some more than others.
Vouchers could change the homeschool landscape in Texas. Here's why
Homeschoolers are eligible for $2,000 a year in private school vouchers. The Texas program rolls out in the 2026-27 school ...
Texas schools still struggle with deficits despite HB 2 funding boost
Though Central Texas districts expect to collect millions from the state's $8.5 billion school funding package, many are ...