/tags/texas-education-agency Texas Education Agency en-US Copyright KUT News 2025 Fri, 09 May 2025 17:34:02 GMT /education/2025-05-09/austin-independent-school-district-dobie-webb-burnet-middle-schools-transformative-teachers-plan The district has been developing turnaround plans for Dobie, Webb and Burnet middle schools, which received failing grades from the Texas Education Agency. The school board has not yet voted on what the plans should be to avoid a state takeover. Fri, 09 May 2025 17:34:02 GMT /education/2025-05-09/austin-independent-school-district-dobie-webb-burnet-middle-schools-transformative-teachers-plan Becky Fogel /education/2025-04-24/austin-tx-aisd-tea-school-ratings The Texas Education Agency released its A-F academic accountability ratings for the first time in two years on Thursday. The agency was blocked from sharing the 2023 results after more than 100 districts sued over the updated criteria for evaluating schools� performance. Thu, 24 Apr 2025 21:49:48 GMT /education/2025-04-24/austin-tx-aisd-tea-school-ratings Becky Fogel /education/2025-04-04/austin-isd-school-closures-texas-education-agency-ratings-dobie-middle-school-tea A court ruling means Austin ISD has less time to improve the school's ratings and is at greater risk of a takeover. The district could also close Dobie and revamp it or partner with a charter to avoid state intervention. Fri, 04 Apr 2025 20:32:36 GMT /education/2025-04-04/austin-isd-school-closures-texas-education-agency-ratings-dobie-middle-school-tea Becky Fogel, Chelsey Zhu /education/2025-04-04/texas-education-agency-cleared-to-release-2023-school-accountability-ratings-appeals-court-rules A judge blocked the release of the state’s 2023 school ratings after a lawsuit from more than 120 Texas school districts. Fri, 04 Apr 2025 15:28:54 GMT /education/2025-04-04/texas-education-agency-cleared-to-release-2023-school-accountability-ratings-appeals-court-rules Lucio Vasquez | The Texas Newsroom /education/2024-10-17/texas-sboe-tea-textbooks-religious-instructional-materials Critics of the materials the Texas Education Agency created have said they include Bible stories that are not age-appropriate and veer into proselytizing. Supporters say biblical narratives have literary and historical value. Thu, 17 Oct 2024 18:49:03 GMT /education/2024-10-17/texas-sboe-tea-textbooks-religious-instructional-materials Becky Fogel /education/2024-08-13/travis-county-judge-temporarily-blocks-texas-education-agency-from-releasing-accountability-ratings Five Texas school districts have filed a new lawsuit over the state’s methods for measuring academic accountability, putting a hold on Thursday’s planned release of A-F ratings. Tue, 13 Aug 2024 14:01:29 GMT /education/2024-08-13/travis-county-judge-temporarily-blocks-texas-education-agency-from-releasing-accountability-ratings Camille Phillips /education/2024-06-17/austin-texas-aisd-staar-test-results-math-post-pandemic Austin ISD students, like kids throughout Texas, are seeing gains in reading proficiency since the COVID-19 pandemic, but math is another story. Educators and policy experts say more resources are needed to help students catch up. Mon, 17 Jun 2024 14:07:03 GMT /education/2024-06-17/austin-texas-aisd-staar-test-results-math-post-pandemic Becky Fogel /education/2024-02-12/austin-isd-completes-all-special-education-evaluations-that-were-overdue-from-the-last-school-year The completion of nearly 1,200 evaluations is an important milestone in the district's effort to improve services for students with disabilities. Mon, 12 Feb 2024 22:31:31 GMT /education/2024-02-12/austin-isd-completes-all-special-education-evaluations-that-were-overdue-from-the-last-school-year Becky Fogel /education/2024-01-26/manor-middle-school-grade-texas-education-agency Manor Middle School was facing the possibility of a charter school partnership after getting “F� grades for several years in a row from the Texas Education Agency. Then, district and campus staff came up with a plan to raise the school’s grade. Fri, 26 Jan 2024 11:00:00 GMT /education/2024-01-26/manor-middle-school-grade-texas-education-agency Becky Fogel /politics/2024-01-17/texas-book-rating-lawsuit-court Plaintiffs claimed that the 2023 law, which required book vendors to rate the explicitness of sexual references in materials sold to schools, was unconstitutionally broad. Wed, 17 Jan 2024 21:08:01 GMT /politics/2024-01-17/texas-book-rating-lawsuit-court William Melhado