After a KXAN investigation exposed how people can exploit the state’s backgrounding system, lawmakers are working on ...

More than 400,000 students in Texas benefit from 504 plans in school, according to the Texas Education Agency.

There is no "one size fits all" way to learning. So for kids who may need extra support, help is available through a 504 plan.

AUSTIN (KXAN) – The Texas Education Agency’s (TEA) Do Not Hire registry is growing each year. On Wednesday, the State Board ...

Houston ISD is instituting a pay-for-performance model for teachers in the 2026-2027 school year, meaning teachers' compensation will be linked to their effectiveness in the classroom, the HISD ...

Texas families have not received a full picture of their schools’ ratings since 2020 because of the COVID-19 pandemic and ...

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The Texas Education Agency plans to publicly release official 2023 A-F accountability ratings for the state's public schools ...

Harmony Public School, a statewide public charter school system, is offering up to$10,000 to teachers who are teacher ...

In a state with a checkered history with federal special education law, advocates say Texas students will see an erosion of ...

The ratings scale is based on what the TEA refers to as ‘measures of student achievement,’ such as the STAAR test.