Student Art (click image for full view)
Beauty Comes from Reading
Peter Choi, McCoy Elementary School, Carrollton-Farmers Branch ISD
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Agency News
May 09, 2012
Texas students in every major ethnic group significantly outscored their peers nationally on the eighth grade National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP) science test, with the state’s African-American students earning the fourth highest score in the country compared to other African-American students.
May 01, 2012
Texas Commissioner of Education Robert Scott announced today that he will resign his office, effective July 2 on the fifth anniversary of his appointment to the state’s highest public education post.
April 27, 2012
The Texas Education Agency is one of seven states to be awarded a $33 million federal grant to improve the postsecondary awareness, readiness and success of middle and high school students.
April 24, 2012
The commissioner of education today unveiled the performance standards students must achieve to pass or excel on the State of Texas Assessments of Academic Readiness (STAAR™) end-of-course tests.