Funding
The Texas Education Agency administers billions of dollars in both state and federal funds that support a variety of programs to benefit public education. Funds come from multiple sources, including state and federal coffers, grant organizations, the Permanent School Fund endowment, and others. This section of the TEA website includes information pertaining to all aspects of school funding, including financial audits.
Announcements
April 09, 2013
Downloadable 2012 actual and 2013 budgeted data are available through the PEIMS Financial Data Downloads page. The actual and budget data are available in three formats: single file (.csv), multiple file (.txt), or Microsoft Access database (.mdb); and the Actual data are available for 2000-2012 in Excel. Financial reports of 2012 actual and 2013 budgeted data for a particular district or campus are available through the PEIMS Financial Standard Reports page.
February 25, 2013
The Texas Education Agency has begun posting its legislative presentations on the agency website. The latest presentation, dealing with the federal sequestration issue, is now available.
February 25, 2013
Without congressional action this week, sequestration action will cause an estimated $167 million reduction in federal funds to Texas public schools. The Texas Education Agency's chief grants administrator outlined the possible cuts before a legislative subcommittee today.
January 25, 2013
Sixteen Texas public schools will be honored as Blue Ribbon Schools and an Austin principal will be recognized as the recipient of the Terrel Bell Award at 9 a.m. Monday, Jan. 28, during the TASA Midwinter Conference. The ceremony will occur in Ballroom D of the Austin Convention Center.