by Sarah Andrews | Sep 6, 2018 | Special Education
In late August, Texas Education Agency officials tapped Justin Porter, formerly the TEA’s executive director of special populations, to serve as the agency’s new statewide director of special education. Porter will be the first person to hold this position...
by Sarah Andrews | May 2, 2018 | Special Education
The following was reprinted from the Texas Education Agency website. Following an extensive statewide outreach effort that included more than 100 meetings statewide, Commissioner of Education Mike Morath announced today that the Texas Education Agency (TEA) has posted...
by Sarah Andrews | Apr 18, 2018 | Legal Developments, Special Education
At a recent hearing hosted by the Texas Education Agency, school administrators from across the state testified that they expect they will need to receive more funding in order to accommodate the projected spike of students needing special education services this...
by Sarah Andrews | Mar 22, 2018 | Special Education
Reprinted from the Texas Education Agency. The Texas Education Agency (TEA) has posted a comprehensive draft strategic plan for special education. The plan, which includes components of a corrective action response that will be sent to the U.S. Department of...
by Sarah Andrews | Dec 6, 2017 | Breaking News, Headline News, Special Education
Two weeks ago, the Texas Education Agency came under scrutiny after firing its new Special Education Director, Laurie Kash. Now, the TEA is facing attacks by special education advocacy groups and parents who say that the agency’s efforts to mine data regarding...
by Sarah Andrews | Oct 4, 2017 | Federal Guidance, Legal Developments, Special Education
This week, the US Supreme Court elected to not review several pending cases involving issues of special education, teacher behavior, violent speech, and more, according to an article by Education Week. The highest-profile issue at hand was a case related to the...
