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.
TCTA state board member wins teaching excellence award
Mar 29, 2019
TCTA congratulates District 17 Director Amy Drake who is among three Lubbock ISD educators receiving the Frank and Nancy Newton Excellence in…
TCTA member earns national Milken Educator Award
Feb 15, 2019
Krystal Contreras, a fourth-grade writing teacher at Cash Elementary School in San Benito CISD, was surprised with a $25,000 Milken Educator Award…
2019 Convention delegates elect leaders, set legislative priorities
Feb 8, 2019
Delegates attending TCTA's 2019 Convention and Capitol Visit last week in Austin elected statewide leaders and approved a list of priorities for the…
TCTA influences revised rules for cameras in special education classes
Jan 31, 2019
After the legislature in 2017 adopted clarifying amendments to the original law requiring video cameras in special education classes in certain…
TCTA member finalist for award; two appointed to national council
Jan 11, 2019
Six Texas teachers, including a TCTA member, have been named finalists for the 2018 Presidential Awards for Excellence in Mathematics and Science…
New law limits certification exam attempts
Sep 17, 2015
A new law that went into effect Sept. 1, 2015, limits the number of times that an educator can retake a certification exam to four, unless waived by…
High Uniform State Standard of Evaluation (HOUSSE) for special education teachers teaching core academic subjects
Jul 20, 2011
Special education teachers of core academic subjects are still subject to the NCLB component of “highly qualified” requiring demonstration of…
Are you "highly qualified" according to NCLB?
May 12, 2011
Provisions of the federal legislation known as the No Child Left Behind (NCLB) Act require that all teachers of core academic subjects be "highly…
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