Texas education commissioner to help provide recommendations to president-elect
Texas Commissioner of Education Robert Scott has been selected to serve on a 10-member task force to develop education-recommendations that could be carried out during the first 100 days of the Obama administration.

Comprehensive Annual Report on Texas Public Schools
The Texas Education Agency has issued the 2008 Comprehensive Annual Report on Texas Public Schools, describing the status of Texas public education, as required by Texas Education Code §39.182.

El Paso, McAllen teachers named Texas Teachers of the Year
Christine Gleason, an English teacher at Fabens High School in the Fabens Independent School District, today was named the 2009 Texas Secondary Teacher of the Year, and Dora Newell, a third-grade teacher at Thigpen-Zavala Elementary School in McAllen ISD, is the new Elementary Teacher of the Year.

14 Texas businesses, organizations honored for encouraging employees to volunteer in public schools
The State Board of Education Friday honored 14 Texas businesses, organizations and governmental entities for encouraging employees to volunteer in the state’s 8,000-plus public schools...

Eligibility lists for PKES
The eligibility lists for the Prekindergarten Early Start (PKES) grant are now available: Tier 1, Tier 2, and Tier 3.

New AEIS reports available
The 2007-08 AEIS reports are now available. The Academic Excellence Indicator System (AEIS) compiles a wide range of information on the performance of students in each school and district in Texas...

Texas Growth Proposal to the United States Department of Education
Texas is proposing to use a growth model for determining whether schools, school districts, and the state are making Adequate Yearly Progress (AYP) under the No Child Left Behind Act of 2001 (NCLB) for the 2008-2009 school year.

Laureles Elementary teacher wins prestigious Milken Award
In a surprise school assembly today, Laureles Elementary third-grade teacher Zulema Williams-Santa Ana was presented the Milken Family Foundation’s National Educator Award. The coveted recognition carries with it a $25,000 cash prize, which Williams-Santa Ana can spend on anything she wishes...