/tags/tea TEA en-US Copyright KUT News 2025 Mon, 15 Aug 2022 22:21:18 GMT /education/2022-08-15/austin-isd-earns-a-b-rating-from-texas-education-agency TEA released school accountability ratings on Monday for the first time since 2019. Austin ISD earned a B, which is the same grade the district earned before the COVID-19 pandemic. Mon, 15 Aug 2022 22:21:18 GMT /education/2022-08-15/austin-isd-earns-a-b-rating-from-texas-education-agency Becky Fogel /texas/2018-10-30/tea-wont-eliminate-cosmetology-but-courses-could-lose-federal-funding From Texas Standard:Cosmetology has been taught in high schools for decades, thanks in part to funding from the federal Carl D. Perkins Career and� Tue, 30 Oct 2018 16:55:42 GMT /texas/2018-10-30/tea-wont-eliminate-cosmetology-but-courses-could-lose-federal-funding Kristen Cabrera /texas/2017-07-04/proposed-vouchers-wouldnt-reach-most-special-needs-students From Texas Standard:The upcoming special legislative session is likely to provide just as many fireworks as the regular session did. Among the most� Tue, 04 Jul 2017 21:40:48 GMT /texas/2017-07-04/proposed-vouchers-wouldnt-reach-most-special-needs-students Jill Ament /education/2016-09-30/why-are-central-texas-schools-interested-in-districts-of-innovation Public school districts in Texas are required to follow a lot of state rules, but a new state law allows those districts to receive exemptions from� Fri, 30 Sep 2016 13:33:04 GMT /education/2016-09-30/why-are-central-texas-schools-interested-in-districts-of-innovation /education/2014-09-12/texas-seeks-federal-grant-for-pre-k-expansion The Texas Education Agency has asked the federal government for grants to fund an expansion of pre-k programs statewide for moderate and low-income� Fri, 12 Sep 2014 14:58:18 GMT /education/2014-09-12/texas-seeks-federal-grant-for-pre-k-expansion /education/2014-08-21/heres-why-austin-isd-wont-keep-all-the-tax-money-it-collects Within the next couple weeks, an Austin judge is expected to rule whether the state’s school finance system is constitutional. Meanwhile, Austin� Thu, 21 Aug 2014 15:50:20 GMT /education/2014-08-21/heres-why-austin-isd-wont-keep-all-the-tax-money-it-collects /education/2014-08-08/nine-austin-isd-schools-fail-state-standards 90 percent of school districts in Texas met state standards, according to results released Friday by the Texas Education Agency.Under a new rating system� Fri, 08 Aug 2014 17:09:25 GMT /education/2014-08-08/nine-austin-isd-schools-fail-state-standards /education/2014-07-23/texas-wants-to-push-new-teacher-evaluation-rolllout-back-another-year Texas Education Commissioner Michael Williams wants an additional year to study a new state teacher evaluation system. The additional period would delay� Wed, 23 Jul 2014 20:32:02 GMT /education/2014-07-23/texas-wants-to-push-new-teacher-evaluation-rolllout-back-another-year /education/2014-03-31/can-you-opt-your-child-out-of-texas-standardized-tests Standardized testing in Texas begins today and some parents across the state are choosing to opt their children out of the testing process.Last week, a� Mon, 31 Mar 2014 10:56:00 GMT /education/2014-03-31/can-you-opt-your-child-out-of-texas-standardized-tests /education/2013-11-21/state-board-of-education-removes-speech-requirement-from-high-school-graduation-standards The State Board of Education preliminarily voted Thursday to remove speech as one of the required courses for high school graduation in Texas.The board� Fri, 22 Nov 2013 00:09:11 GMT /education/2013-11-21/state-board-of-education-removes-speech-requirement-from-high-school-graduation-standards