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.
SBEC updates options for certification records
Jan 7, 2022
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…
TCTA urges board to reduce teacher CPE mandates
Oct 1, 2021
TCTA urged SBEC to reduce teacher CPE mandates during testimony at the board's October meeting to discuss options for implementing SB 1267.
Federal Every Student Succeeds Act Title I, Part A Paraprofessional Requirements
Jan 27, 2021
TEA released a Title I, Part A Paraprofessional Requirements One-Pager (1/25/21), setting out the requirements that the Elementary and Secondary…
TCTA testifies about reducing teacher training requirements
Oct 15, 2020
TCTA Director of Professional Development and Advocacy Holly Eaton gave invited testimony about reducing teacher training requirements to the Senate…
New requirement for elementary certification starts Jan. 1
Oct 8, 2020
TEA is reminding those seeking elementary-level certificates that after Dec. 31, 2020, candidates must also pass the Science of Teaching Reading exam…
USDE finalizes TCTA-supported funding priority for teacher stipends for self-selected professional development
Aug 6, 2020
After receiving 89 comments, including TCTA’s, on a funding priority proposed in April, the U.S. Department of Education recently announced the…
Interested in becoming a National Board Certified Teacher?
Feb 11, 2020
National Board Certified Teachers will automatically earn a “Recognized” designation for purposes of the new teacher incentive allotment created in…
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…
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