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.
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…
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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