Texas Education Agency

The state’s top education official briefed state lawmakers in Austin Monday morning. His message: focus money towards educators, not just school funding formulas.

The state’s top education official briefed state lawmakers in Austin Monday morning. The state of education in Texas is not the best. Texas spends below-average per student and is getting below-average results according to national standards. NBC 5’s Phil Prazan reports with how lawmakers want to address the issue.

A probe into a cheating scandal involving Texas teachers and their credentials is expanding in North Texas.

A probe into a cheating scandal involving Texas teachers and their credentials is expanding in North Texas.

New information has connected several North Texas educators to a false certification scheme. NBC 5’s Meredith Yeomans has the latest updates. 

More than a month after five people were indicted in a scheme to help secure positions in Texas schools for unqualified teachers. The Texas Education Agency released the first batch of more than 100 teachers under investigation.

The Texas education board has voted to allow Bible-infused teachings in elementary schools.

The Texas State Board of Education considers the Texas Education Agency’s new statewide curriculum offering called Bluebonnet Learning. Supporters say it’s superior to the curriculum many schools are using, but NBC 5 education reporter Wayne Carter reports critics say the new lessons are filled with unnecessary religious stories and bible teachings.

Texas Education Agency Commissioner Mike Morath on Wednesday said next year lawmakers should ban the use of cellphones in public schools across the state.

STAAR test scores out Friday show small gains in some districts, but overall not much change in how students are performing. NBC 5 education reporter Wayne Carter reports some superintendents say new grading practices for the test, handed out more zeros to students than ever before, and they want answers.

Some superintendents say new grading practices for the test, handed out more zeros to students than ever before, and they want answers.  

Arlington ISD says it has to make job cuts to balance the budget, the Boys & Girls Clubs of Collin County help McKinney ISD students with internet connectivity and two more North Texas school districts move to 4-day school weeks. NBC 5 education reporter Wayne Carter has the headlines.

The Texas Education Agency (TEA) released final financial accountability ratings for Texas public school systems.

A judge ordered Texas Education Commissioner Mike Morath not to change the way he grades schools after many districts said the new rules were unfair, but it’s not a done deal. NBC 5’s Education reporter Wayne Carter explains.

A judge ordered Texas Education Commissioner Mike Morath not to change the way he grades schools for now after many districts said the new rules were unfair.

A judge blocked Texas Commissioner of Education Mike Morath from changing the way the Texas Education Agency assigns school across the state letter grades based on performance.

A judge blocked state education commissioner Mike Morath from changing the way he assigns schools letter grades based on performance. NBC 5’s education reporter Wayne Carter is here now with this new development.

A new Texas law calls for every student who performs in the top 40% on a fifth-grade math assessment to be enrolled automatically in advanced math for sixth grade.