All That Time, Breena Buettner
Texas public schools employ more than 320,000 teachers plus about 70,000 additional professional staff members such as principals, central office administrators and others. The Texas Education Agency provides a wide array of services that help educators do their jobs. Those functions include accrediting educator certification programs, issuing teaching certificates, distributing curriculum standards and textbooks and providing standardized student tests. This web portal attempts to bring together information educators need to function effectively and efficiently as they work with the state’s 4.7 million students.
Announcements
September 18, 2009
During an extensive review of proposed revisions to Texas’ social studies curriculum standards, State Board of Education members this week made it clear that they want Christmas, Rosh Hashanah, César Chávez and Thurgood Marshall included in the standards. The board also approved proposals to cut textbook costs and began working on revisions to high school graduation plans.
August 27, 2009
Texas students continued their push for excellence by posting an increasing number of scores of three, four and five on national Advanced Placement tests.
August 26, 2009
The 2009-2010 State Minimum Salary Schedule for classroom teachers, full-time librarians, full-time counselors and full-time nurses is now available.
August 25, 2009
Six outstanding educators from throughout Texas have been chosen as finalists in the Texas Teacher of the Year program, Commissioner of Education Robert Scott announced.
August 11, 2009
Draft revisions to the social studies Texas Essential Knowledge and Skills are now available for public review.
July 31, 2009
Increasing passing rates on state tests and a new growth measure contributed to substantial increases in the number of Exemplary schools and districts in the state’s accountability system. High school completion rates and science test results caused the number of Academically Unacceptable districts and schools to increase as well this year.
July 17, 2009
The State Board of Education has given final approval to new curriculum standards for about 190 Career and Technical Education (CTE) courses.