Texas Education Agency

Typically, there are high stakes around state assessment. A student who fails can be held back. Schools where a majority of students fail could face state intervention. This year, there are no consequences for students or schools based on the test.

Public schools across Texas are in limbo as they wait for word on how much funding they’ll receive from the state this semester.

The pandemic has upended school as most kids and teachers know it in Texas. But one part of the school year could proceed as normal: standardized testing, also known as STAAR.

More than 2,300 of Texas public school students who have returned to school in person since the beginning of this academic year — about 0.21% — have…

In a statement Friday, Gov. Greg Abbott said local health authorities can shut down schools if there’s evidence of an outbreak after students have already…

From Texas Standard:Members of the Texas Association of School Administrators are worried that Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton's recent opinion about…

Lee esta historia en español. The Austin Independent School District's "very existence" could be threatened if it doesn't follow rules set out by the…

Local health officials do not have the authority to shut down all schools in their vicinity while COVID-19 cases rise, Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton…

From Texas Standard:Note: This interview was recorded before the Texas Education Agency released updated guidelines for school districts to follow when…

Facing growing backlash from teachers, parents and health officials, Texas education officials Friday relaxed a previous order that would have given…