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.
Jan 7, 2022
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…
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.
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…
Oct 15, 2020
TCTA Director of Professional Development and Advocacy Holly Eaton gave invited testimony about reducing teacher training requirements to the Senate…
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…
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…
Feb 11, 2020
National Board Certified Teachers will automatically earn a “Recognized” designation for purposes of the new teacher incentive allotment created in…
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…
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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