Official press releases issued by the Texas Education Agency in 2009 are listed below.
Final Adequate Yearly Progress results show that 81 percent of Texas schools and districts meet standards (12-17-09)
Bond Guarantee Program to reopen in 2010 (12-16-09)
Congressional hearings raises concerns about national standards (12-8-09)
2009 AEIS reports now available (12-3-09)
State Board of Education revises graduation plans and updates ethics policies (11-20-09)
Goldman Sachs placed on watch list (11-20-09)
11 Texas employers honored for encouraging staff to volunteer in public schools (11-20-09)
26 Texas schools nominated for 2010 Blue Ribbon honors (11-20-09)
North East ISD principal wins Terrel H. Bell Award (11-16-09)
TEA, Epsilen LLC and the New York Times Company to collaborate on innovative eLearning portal (11-13-09)
Final 2009 state accountability ratings and Gold Performance Acknowledgments posted (11-5-09)
El Paso, Wichita Falls teachers named Texas Teachers of the Year (10-30-09)
Texas elementary, secondary Teacher of the Year to be announced Friday (10-27-09)
Permanent School Fund rebounds (10-23-09)
Texas leading the way to address challenge of reducing dropouts (10-22-09)
Austin ISD high school teacher recognized with Milken award (10-22-09)
Del Valle principal wins $25,000 Milken prize (10-22-09)
Best Practices Clearinghouse adds 16 new schools (10-21-09)
Texas' 8th grade African-American students tie for first place on NAEP mathematics test (10-14-09)
Texas GEAR UP celebrates program accomplishments (9-22-09)
State Board of Education reviews social studies revisions; reduces textbook expenditures (9-18-09)
Board of Education honors 15 as Heroes for Children (9-15-09)
Twenty-six Texas public schools earn prestigious Blue Ribbon award (9-15-09)
TEA issues fitness challenges to Walk Across Texas! (9-14-09)
State Board of Education meetings to be broadcast live online (9-14-09)
Early College High School program expands (8-31-09)
Texas students show strong gains on AP exams (8-27-09)
Six educators named 2010 Teacher of the Year finalists (8-25-09)
SAT scores show mixed results (8-25-09)
ACT scores hit all-time high level in Texas (8-19-09)
Eighty percent of Texas schools and districts meet AYP (8-6-09)
Number of Exemplary and Academically Acceptable districts and campuses grows (7-31-09)
Accountability audiocast posted (7-31-09)
John Cox named TEA associate commissioner (7-31-09)
Accountability ratings to be released (7-29-09)
$2 billion in federal stabilization funds approved for Texas schools (7-24-09)
SBOE approves new CTE curriculum standards; cuts textbook costs (7-17-09)
Black-white achievement gap narrows on math NAEP (7-14-09)
U.S. Department of Education announces that Texas is first state to have its modified standards, assessments approved (6-24-09)
Norma Torres-Martinez will serve as deputy associate commissioner for the Texas Education Agency (6-4-09)
Majority of students meet TAKS promotion requirements (6-4-09)
Five local School Health Advisory Councils win statewide recognition (6-2-09)
Award to honor businesses that encourage employees to volunteer in Texas public schools (5-11-09)
TEA encourages schools to reopen based on CDC flu guidance (5-5-09)
Eighty-four percent of fifth-grade students and 79 percent of eigth-grade students pass TAKS math (4-30-09)
Best of Texas Awards goes to 12 outstanding individuals (4-23-09)
Laura Taylor named TEA associate commissioner (4-17-09)
About $2 billion in stimulus special education and Title I funds, plus another $1 billion for bonds, available (4-10-09)
Texas agencies receive $7.9 million for data system upgrade (4-8-09)
Campuses and districts recognized for exceptional use of High School Allotment funds (4-7-09)
Stimulus guidance offered (4-6-09)
Texas Education Agency announces new Texas Governor's Mansion curriculum (3-31-09)
Media advisory (3-30-09)
Nine of every 10 third-grade students pass TAKS reading exam (3-27-09)
Givens named associate commissioner; Booker to chair stimulus task force (3-12-09)
Almost 1,200 Texas districts and charters receive full accreditation status (3-10-09)
Physically Fit Students More Likely to do Well in School (3-9-09)
FITNESSGRAM® results will reveal health status of Texas students (3-6-09)
Exhibit features student artwork from PTA "Reflections" program and history display of science and career courses in public schools (3-4-09)
Report finds Communities In Schools provides positive support to almost 90,000 students a year ( 2-6-09)
Texas tops national average in the percentage of students who take Advanced Placement exams (2-4-09)
Blue Ribbon Schools, Terrel H. Bell recipients to be honored at Midwinter Conference (1-22-09)
Report on Best Practices in Dropout Prevention released (1-13-09)
Texas Accountability Growth Measure Approved by U.S. Department of Education (1-8-09)
Five Texas Teachers Named Presidential Awards Finalists (1-5-09)
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