'A new era': TEA replaces South San ISD superintendent, trustees after decades of dysfunction
The Texas Education Agency has appointed a board of managers and a new superintendent to oversee the South San Antonio ...
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New South San ISD superintendent shares vision for district following TEA takeover
The Texas Education Agency (TEA) took control of South San Antonio ISD on Wednesday, pushing the elected board of trustees to ...
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Texas education: TEA commissioner speaks to committee about funding
The TEA commissioner weighed in on education funding at the state capitol Mike Morath also spoke on the ongoing teacher pay ...
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Humble ISD trustees receive breakdown of $1.8M in legal fees related to Title IX investigations, superintendent's firing
Humble ISD trustees received a breakdown of the roughly $1.8 million the district has spent in legal fees related to former Superintendent Elizabeth Fagen’s firing and the Title IX investigation into ...
San Antonio charter school The Gathering Place to close doors after TEA rejects renewal application
The Gathering Place, a San Antonio charter school, will close at the end of the school year after struggling to retain ...
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TEA commissioner denies former Humble ISD superintendent's termination appeal
Texas Education Agency Commissioner Mike Morath denied former Humble ISD Superintendent Elizabeth Fagen’s appeal of the board ...
Texas Legislature expected to vote on statewide cellphone ban at public schools
Students spend an average of 5+ hours a day on social media with 20 notifications an hour on average, according to the bill's ...
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Texas education commissioner voices teacher pay concerns to panel of lawmakers
Education Commissioner Mike Morath Monday morning gave a full-throated endorsement of focusing money towards educators - not just school funding formulas. Estimates from the Texas Education Agency ...
Austin school district spends $200,000 on TEA-appointed monitors, governance coach
The Austin district has spent about $200,000 on the costs associated with the Texas Education Agency-appointed monitors for ...
North Texas lawmaker files bill to abolish Texas Education Agency, calls for ending STAAR test
Freshman state Rep. Andy Hopper, R-Decatur, filed the bill – HB 2657 – that would transfer the powers of the Texas Education ...
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With Texas schools clamoring for more funding, Senate panel weighs targeted appropriations
Texas Education Commissioner Mike Morath on Monday pushed back against the superintendents' complaints, which largely center ...
Suspicions about student athlete’s gender care must be investigated, AG Ken Paxton says
Coaches and parents had questioned whether an unnamed athlete, taking part in a UIL competition, was using testosterone.