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 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.
SBOE approves revised K-8 Science TEKS, OKs some health materials
Nov 18, 2021
At its November meeting, the State Board of Education completed final amendments to the new K-8 Science Texas Essential Knowledge and Skills.
Legislation filed in D.C. to revise WEP calculation for Social Security benefits
Nov 18, 2021
U.S. Rep. Kevin Brady has once again filed legislation that would revise one of the two Social Security penalties that affect many Texas school…
Despite scrutiny over books in schools, law hasn't changed
Nov 4, 2021
As the bookshelves in school libraries and classrooms are facing heightened scrutiny, the political controversy has many Texas teachers questioning…
TEA emphasizes support for teachers in transition to online assessment in 2022-23
Nov 4, 2021
TEA announced new resources to support school districts in the transition to online state summative assessments in the 2022-23 school year, including…
Districts can apply for up to $500,000 in grants for tutoring stipends
Oct 28, 2021
TEA's TCLAS grant program, High Quality Afterschool Supports, provides up to $500,000 in funding to pay for tutor and teacher stipends if a district…
TCTA answers questions about "critical race theory" bills
Oct 21, 2021
We’ve put together this Q&A to help teachers better understand the "critical race theory" law and their own responsibilities.
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