TCTA follows and compiles the latest news impacting teachers and other classroom personnel. We actively monitor and bring you the latest information from the Texas Education Agency, the State Board of Education, the State Board for Educator Certification, the Teacher Retirement System of Texas and the U.S. Department of Education. We also include summaries of the latest news in the TCTA eUpdate newsletter.
TEA seeks applicants for Multilingual Outreach Advisory Council
Jan 10, 2022
The Texas Education Agency’s English Learner Support Division seeks applicants by Jan. 17 for its Multilingual Outreach Advisory Council, which will…
TRS to send supplemental checks to retirees on Jan. 14
Jan 7, 2022
TRS will issue supplemental checks to eligible retirees on Friday, Jan. 14.
SBEC updates options for certification records
Jan 7, 2022
TCTA works to reduce required teacher training through SB 1267
Dec 17, 2021
Teachers don’t have enough time. Every session, TCTA works with legislators to reduce or mitigate some training demands on teachers. The latest…
Addressing controversy and ensuring accuracy under SB 3
Dec 17, 2021
'Critical race theory' law has teachers concerned about classroom discussions. Here's how you can comply.
TRS changes employment after retirement rules
Dec 17, 2021
Several laws governing employment after retirement were revised during the 2021 legislative session, generally in favor of retirees.
TEA fined $33.3 million for failure to comply with IDEA
Dec 17, 2021
After several years of back and forth between TEA and the U.S. Department of Education regarding special education accommodations, TEA was recently…
National Board-certified teachers must update info by Jan. 31
Dec 17, 2021
National Board-certified teachers must update their directory information to show their employment in a Texas public school by Jan. 31.
TCTA affirms draft SBEC rules reducing and limiting mandatory CPE topics
Dec 9, 2021
TCTA testified in support of draft rules presented to the State Board for Certification at its December meeting that reduce the number of mandatory…
TRS Board briefed on major retirement and health insurance issues
Dec 9, 2021
For the first time in its history, the market value of the TRS pension fund is more than $200 billion.
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