Commissioner Mike Morath and State Board of Education Chair Aaron Kinsey teamed up to present invited testimony to the House Public Education Committee regarding the implementation of HB 1605 on [...]
For the first time this school year, Texas school districts will have the opportunity to evaluate Open Education Instructional Resources (OER) developed by the Texas Education Agency. HB 1605 authorized [...]
At their June meeting, the State Board of Education considered options for future TEKS revision and instructional materials review. HB 1605 authorized the SBOE to call for instructional materials submissions [...]
In early June, TEA announced the approval of programs for the HB 1416 Accelerated Instruction Ratio Waiver List. HB 1416 authorized TEA to develop a list of recommended programs that [...]
Over the summer, Texas Education Code updates have included several proposed or adopted rules that impact instructional programs. These include: Proposed New 19 TAC Chapter 67, State Review and Approval [...]
The House Public Education Committee Chairman Rep. Brad Buckley has scheduled hearings for Monday August 12 and Tuesday August 13, 2024. During this time the committee will hear invited and [...]
When STAAR data from the 2022-23 school year was released in September 2023, questions immediately emerged about the dramatic number of students at all grade levels earning a zero score [...]
On May 8, TEA Deputy Commissioner of Analytics, Assessment and Reporting, Iris Tian, provided testimony and answered questions from members of the Artificial Intelligence Advisory Council about the agency's new [...]
Last week, our newsletter reported on the discussion at the State Board of Education April meeting related to TEKS and future IMRA cycles. At the SBOE General Meeting on April [...]
Sirius Education Solutions is hosting webinars to help Texas schools and districts improve student engagement and facilitate deeper learning during summer school or fall retests required for rigorous STAAR 2.0 [...]