Abbott: SY 2024-25 Teacher Incentive Allotments Exceeded $481M
Gov. Abbott announced Tuesday (June 3, 2025) that more than $481 million in Teacher Incentive Allotment (TIA) funds were awarded for more 42,000 teachers during…
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Northwest ISD Teacher Who Resigned in Lieu of Nonrenewal Loses Lawsuit Against District
Texas Second Court of Appeals (Fort Worth) Ruling: A lawsuit filed by a teacher who resigned in lieu of her contract being nonrenewed is dismissed.
NEA/TSTA: Texas Ranks 29th in Teacher Pay; 47th in Per-Pupil Spending
The Texas State Teachers Association (TSTA) — citing newly released National Education Association (NEA) data — reported on Tuesday that:
Crowley ISD (Again) Loses Appeal Over Teacher’s Firing
Ruling: A prior state appeals court ruling — that an ISD wrongfully fired a teacher — is upheld, except for dropping (at the ex-teacher’s request) the court’s order that the originating trial judge must determine if (and how much) the ex-teacher is due in attorney fees from the district.
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Fifth Circuit Revives Fired Harmony Charter Teacher’s Lawsuit
Ruling: A Texas charter school has — thus far — failed to show that it has “sovereign immunity” from being sued over an ex-teacher’s claim that she was wrongfully terminated in violation of federal law.
TEA Seeks “Teacher Leadership Fellowship” Applicants
The TEA has begun accepting applications (from teachers) and nominations (from districts) for the 2025-2026 Teacher Leadership Fellowship (TLF) initiative. Teachers accepted into the program…
TEA Releases Names of “First Batch” of 100+ Teachers Under SBEC Investigation in Certification Cheating Scheme
The TEA on Wednesday released what was described as the first batch of more than 100 teachers that SBEC is investigating as being possibly involved…
$1.92M TEA Grant: “Texas Strategic Staffing for Sustainable, Paid Teacher Residency Programs”
This is a two-year TEA state-funded grant for districts and charters, designed to provide direct technical assistance and other supports to districts/charters and educator preparation…
New State Appeals Court Upholds Commissioner’s Reversal of Crowley ISD Teacher’s Firing Over Force Used Against “Unexplainably Aggressive” Ninth Grader
Texas Fifteenth Court of AppealsRuling: The education commissioner properly ruled that a teacher should not have been fired for using force against an unknown “young…
TASA Anounces 2025 Texas Teachers of the Year
Congratulations to the 2025 Texas Teachers of the Year announced today by the Texas Association of School Administrators.
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