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Certificate Verification Requests TEA does not provide individually-prepared letters of professional standing, program detail, information or verification of Texas educator's certification status. If your …

Sending Files Securely to TEA Local education agencies, education service centers, and individual site visitors who want to send confidential information to the Texas Education Agency should do so …

AUSTIN, TX – August 15, 2025 — The Texas Education Agency (TEA) today released the 2025 A-F Accountability Ratings for public school systems and campuses across the state. Additionally, the …

TEA is more than an acronym, it’s the agency helping to deliver a high-quality education to more than 5 million students across the state of Texas. At TEA, our staff is improving outcomes for all public …

About TEA The Texas Education Agency is the state agency that oversees primary and secondary public education. It is headed by the commissioner of education. The Texas Education Agency …

For this reason, the agency is extending the application submission window through March 31, 2026. With this extension, TEA now anticipates notifying all districts of their final status by April 17, 2026. …

The Texas Academic Performance Reports (TAPR) pull together a wide range of information on the performance of students in each school and district in Texas every year. Performance is shown …

Student Assessment The Texas Education Agency oversees several testing programs, including federally-mandated assessments, state-mandated assessments, optional assessments, and a high …

The State of Texas Assessments of Academic Readiness (STAAR ®) is a standardized academic achievement test designed to measure the extent to which a student has learned and is able to apply …