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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 eUpdate, website win TSPRA STAR Awards

Feb 23, 2023

TCTA's eUpdate newsletter won best of category and a gold star from TSPRA. The website redesign also won a gold star.

Delegates elect new leaders during TCTA's Convention

Feb 13, 2023

State President Eleanore Malone of Chapel Hill presided over the Representative Assembly during TCTA's 2023 Convention.t

New members shift SBOE stance on school vouchers

Feb 3, 2023

The State Board of Education on Thursday night took steps to walk back its previous decision to ask lawmakers to reject vouchers or anything that…

TEA updates pre-K guidelines ahead of implementation this fall

Jan 12, 2023

TEA has updated its Texas Prekindergarten Guidelines, which go into effect in August with the start of the 2023-24 school year.

TRS Board gets update on pension fund at December meeting

Dec 15, 2022

The TRS pension fund remains actuarially sound despite lower market performance over the past year.

TCTA testifies against controversial certification exam again

Dec 13, 2022

SBEC took action at its Dec. 9 meeting to direct TEA staff to pursue implementing performance assessments, including a yet-to-be-developed Texas…

TEA plans STAAR redesign training sessions for teachers

Nov 17, 2022

TEA sent notices to teachers on Nov. 14 outlining several upcoming opportunities to receive training about the newly redesigned STAAR tests.

Texas students deliver 'notable and mostly positive' results on national exam

Nov 3, 2022

The first nationwide examination of student learning during the pandemic revealed serious declines across the country, though Texas fourth graders…

Shelley Jeoffroy named 2023 Texas Teacher of the Year

Oct 21, 2022

Shelley Jeoffroy, a fifth-grade math teacher at Otis Brown Elementary in Irving ISD, was named 2023 Texas Teacher of the Year.

TCTA founding member of new coalition focused on improving educator preparation

Oct 6, 2022

The mission of the Texas Coalition for Educator Preparation is to advance and raise the profile of the education profession by supporting the…