Katy ISD curriculum leaders are forging ahead with informing staff and board members about changes resulting from HB 1605. Chief Academic Officer Dr. Christine Caskey and Assistant Superintendent for Teaching [...]
The Artificial Intelligence Advisory Council, appointed by Governor Abbott in February, met on March 21, 2024, to hear invited testimony on AI systems in use by the Department of Information [...]
In January, the State Board of Education voted to commence the first review of instructional materials under the new Instructional Materials Review and Adoption (IMRA) process resulting from HB 1605. [...]
New question types on STAAR 2.0 have proven challenging for many students. TEA’s statewide item analysis reports indicate students across all grade levels struggled with the Short and Extended Constructed [...]
The Texas Education Agency has launched the New Research Portal for the Texas Assessment Program. It is now available on the Testing Personnel page of the Texas Assessment website. The [...]
Rules to implement HB 1605 from the 88th legislative session have been posted for public review and comment. Comments will be taken online through January 29, 2024. In addition to [...]
In January, the Texas Education Agency posted five proposal solicitations related to the implementation of HB 1605. The award of these proposals will have an impact on school districts once [...]
Voters went to the polls on November 7, 2023, regarding several district school bond propositions. There were 144 propositions from 52 school districts with a total of $18.29 billion voted [...]
The State Board of Education continued its progress on implementation of HB 1605 and the new Instructional Materials Review and Adoption (IMRA) process at its November meeting. First, however, the [...]