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The state created “Texas Partnership” charter schools to turn around struggling public campuses, but an Observer ...

The Texas Education Agency (TEA) released its school and district accountability ratings, assigning an ‘A to F’ rating for all Texas public schools and districts on April 24. The ratings are ...

The Texas Education Agency recently released its latest school ratings, known as “A – F Accountability.”  The ratings begin ...

House Bill 4 would make the test shorter and base scores on how students’ performance compares to national averages.

Like other Houston-area school districts, Cypress-Fairbanks Independent School District dropped a letter grade with the ...

In the latest release of the Texas Education Agency's accountability letter grades, data shows that Fort Bend ISD, which ...

With less than three weeks remaining in the regular legislative session, Texas lawmakers are working on competing bills aimed ...

The state’s standardized test would be replaced with three smaller tests taken throughout the school year through House Bill ...

The TEA told the state it could take over managing the school district or close one school that has failed five consecutive ...

From accountability ratings being released from the state, to over 100 bus stops being cut in North East ISD, check out some ...

Southeast Texas school leaders back House Bill 4, replacing STAAR with shorter tests, which now await Senate approval.