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From 1998 to 2003, it developed a higher-education plan for the state, called "Closing the Gaps by 2015". The plan's primary purpose was closing education gaps within Texas, as well as between Texas and other U.S. states. The four main goals of the plan were closing gaps in student participation, student success, excellence and research.
In 2013, after complaints about parents' inability to access the curriculum as well as about lesson plans, Texas announced significant changes [7] would be made to the system. These changes include: Making all meetings of the governing board public, and meeting all the respective notice requirements.
Education Service Center Region 13 in Austin. In order to serve the numerous individual school districts and charter schools in Texas, Texas Education Agency (TEA) is divided into 20 regions, each containing an Educational Service Center, or ESC. These are also sometimes called Regional Service Centers, or RSC. The ESC's serve as a liaison ...
The curriculum's goal is to have students think about math conceptually, not just remember answers to a test. Teachers and students have digital interactives, open-ended lessons, and student-led ...
(The Center Square) – The State Board of Education (SBOE) on Friday approved the Texas Education Agency’s (TEA) proposal for Texas’ state-owned textbooks, known as Bluebonnet Learning. It ...
School districts can choose their own lesson plans, but the state will offer an incentive of $60 per student to districts that adopt the lessons
A former member of the Dallas Independent School District's board of trustees, he was appointed commissioner of education by Texas Gov. Greg Abbott on December 14, 2015. [22] The commissioner's role is to lead and manage the Texas Education Agency. The commissioner also co-ordinates efforts between state and federal agencies. [21] [23]
The controversy now coming to light is not so much that religion is discussed in public schools, but that the proposed material heavily focuses on Christianity.