The Texas State Board of Education (SBOE) was established in 1949 as a branch of the TexasEducation Agency that "sets policies and standards for Texas public schools." Some of its primaryresponsibilities include "setting curriculum standards, reviewing and adopting instructional materials, establishing...
The State Board of Education sets the curriculum and chooses textbooks for Texas public schools. There are 15 districts within the State Board of Education and seven board seats are up for election this year. Only one incumbent, Melissa Ortega in District 1, decided not to seek reelection. Sta...
Textbooks: The State Board of Education reviews lesson plans and textbooks based on Texas standards. Currently, board members are in the midst of considering state-crafted learning materials that include religious stories. State officials believe this would help students more deeply u...
"TheFort Worth Independent School Districtwas recently notified by the Texas Education Agency (TEA) that, as part of its investigation into an alleged certification-testing scheme across the state, TEA has identified five (5) FWISD teachers (based on 2023-2024 PEIMS Data) who are under inv...
Arizona State University - Online Featured Program: Education, MA Request InfoIn addition, Texas has developed its own initiatives in the pursuit of excellence in education. The Teacher Excellence Initiative (TEI), which has been implemented in Dallas school districts, has three goals: ...
State Board of Education approves Bible-infused curriculum Updated: Nov. 23, 2024 at 3:08 AM GMT+8| By Jaden Edison Critics say the curriculum overemphasizes Christianity. Texas school districts don’t have to use it but will receive $60 per student if they do. News Texas advocates disc...
The fifteen-member State Board of Education will determine how public school educators and textbooks teach issues such as sexual orientation and race. By Bekah McNeel News & Politics| October 18, 2022 Inside the Secret Plan to Bring Private School Vouchers to Texas Political operatives descende...
Three years ago, the Texas Education Agencyannouncedmajor changes to the reporting system. The goal was to make it easier for school districts and the state to share data and reduce the amount of manual labor required from school officials. Distr...
NORTH TEXAS -Texas voters participated in the state's primary election on Tuesday, one of 15 states and one territory holding a primary election on March 5. Primary voters were tasked with choosing candidates for the U.S. Senate, the state Board of Education, the Railroad Commission, judicial...
A quarter of the state's school districts don't teach sex education at all, according to a new report. Most school districts in Texas teach abstinence-only sexual education, though many teach none at all. More than 83 percent of Texas school districts taught abstinence-only or no sex ...