TCTA follows and compiles the latest news impacting teachers and other classroom personnel. We actively monitor and bring you the latest information from the Texas Education Agency, the State Board of Education, the State Board for Educator Certification, the Teacher Retirement System of Texas and the U.S. Department of Education. We also include summaries of the latest news in the TCTA eUpdate newsletter.
TEA clarifies available funding for teacher tutoring compensation
Sep 16, 2021
In response to members' questions, TCTA asked TEA to highlight the funding sources districts could use to pay teachers for tutoring under HB 4545.
President's plan to get pandemic under control includes masks, vaccines and testing in schools
Sep 10, 2021
On Sept. 9, President Joe Biden announced a six-part plan aimed at getting the COVID-19 pandemic under control.
Texas Supreme Court says school mask mandates can stay, for now
Aug 20, 2021
The Texas Supreme Court said school district mask mandates can stay in place while lawsuits make their way through the lower courts.
SB 15 would allow some continued remote instruction
Aug 12, 2021
While most parents and educators are looking forward to a return to in-person instruction, districts have been asking state leaders to allow for…
Big districts require masks, defying governor's order
Aug 12, 2021
With the delta variant contributing to a spike in COVID-19 cases across Texas, many of the state's largest school districts issued mask mandates this…
The Upsides and Downsides of School Funding
Jul 1, 2021
In the 87th session that ended May 31, the Texas Legislature passed Senate Bill 1, the General Appropriations Act, that comprises the next biennial…
Texas schools could get $12.4B from American Rescue Plan
Mar 11, 2021
Texas schools are eligible to receive about $12.4 billion of the $130 billion earmarked for education under the $1.9 trillion American Rescue Plan…
Premature removal of state mask mandate puts Texas educators, students at risk
Mar 2, 2021
The Texas Classroom Teachers Association has issued the following statement on Gov. Greg Abbott's decision to lift the state's mask mandate and allow…
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