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.
President's plan to get pandemic under control includes masks, vaccines and testing in schools
Sep 10, 2021
On Sept. 9, President Joe Biden announced a six-part plan aimed at getting the COVID-19 pandemic under control.
The Upsides and Downsides of School Funding
Jul 1, 2021
In the 87th session that ended May 31, the Texas Legislature passed Senate Bill 1, the General Appropriations Act, that comprises the next biennial…
Texas schools could get $12.4B from American Rescue Plan
Mar 11, 2021
Texas schools are eligible to receive about $12.4 billion of the $130 billion earmarked for education under the $1.9 trillion American Rescue Plan…
CARES Act adds funds for education
Oct 2, 2020
On March 27, President Donald Trump signed into law the Coronavirus Aid, Relief and Economic Security Act. The CARES Act is the third legislative…
Judge strikes down USDE equitable services rule
Sep 17, 2020
Public schools will not be required to send as much CARES Act funding to private schools after a federal judge struck down a U.S. Department of…
Federal interpretation of CARES Act funds for schools stirs debate
May 28, 2020
The federal CARES Act, passed by Congress in late March, included $13.5 billion for the Elementary and Secondary School Emergency Relief (ESSER)…
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