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 approves TCTA's suggestions for rules regarding special education content competency
Dec 6, 2024
TCTA testified before SBEC regarding upcoming changes to the process through which a special education teacher can demonstrate content competency.
TCTA testifies on special education content competency at September SBEC meeting
Sep 20, 2024
TCTA testified at SBEC's September meeting regarding proposed changes to rules surrounding how special education teachers demonstrate content…
TCTA urges SBEC to retain flexibility for how special education teachers demonstrate content competency
Feb 22, 2024
TCTA testified at the Feb. 16 SBEC about the need to provide ways other than having to obtain content certification for special education teachers to…
Additional certification exam may be required for special education teachers
Dec 8, 2023
TCTA testified against a proposal being considered by SBEC to require some special education teachers to take an additional content certification…
TEA fined $33.3 million for failure to comply with IDEA
Dec 17, 2021
After several years of back and forth between TEA and the U.S. Department of Education regarding special education accommodations, TEA was recently…
Online training and free resources to support students
May 14, 2021
The Region 13 Education Service Center is offering a free, self-paced online course to help educators better meet the needs of students with…
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…
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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