Texas Education Agency

The Texas Education Agency can't release A-F grades while a lawsuit brought be a handful of school districts moves forward.

The Texas affiliate of the American Federation of Teachers released its Educator's Bill of Rights, calling for more school funding, better training and the right to religious and academic freedom in the classroom.

A proposed K-5 curriculum for the state's public schools includes several religious references with predominantly Christian themes.

Dallas ISD projections show 24 campuses, mostly elementary schools, failed last year. Superintendent Stephanie Elizalde says an emphasis on writing and math could help fix them.

While a lawsuit prevented the Texas Education Agency from releasing district and campus grades statewide last week, Irving ISD projects it got a C rating.

A lawsuit involving five Texas school districts halted the Texas Education Agency’s release of individual school and district grades due out Thursday. But some districts, including Dallas and Garland ISDs, are releasing the ratings themselves.

The State Board of Education approved four new charter schools to open in Texas next year, including one in Arlington. It comes as many public school districts face massive deficits.

A state lawmaker and Houston residents urge the Texas Education Agency to investigate whether the state-appointed superintendent improperly sent public funds to out-of-state charter schools.

The state will save more than $15 million by using technology similar to ChatGPT to give initial scores, reducing the number of human graders needed. The decision caught some educators by surprise.

Carroll ISD will get to keep its full Pre-K 3 curriculum — with room for expansion — after a week of uncertainty about the program's future.

The complaint claims Bonham ISD and a city court discriminated against both Black students and disabled students by creating a hostile environment at school. The groups also filed a separate complaint against Corpus Christi ISD with the Texas Education Agency.

Only about a quarter of teachers in Texas are men, and the number of those who are Black or Latino is even smaller.