Texas Education Agency, Austin TX

I think that the school system and the staar test is just for money and not for children education

For an agency that deals with disabilities they will no talk on phone. They want only digital communication Sadly not everyone can do digital including grandparents raising grand children And that is poor service for the state of texas. No wonder texas lags behind almost all other states in us

The staff are ignorant as can possibly be about state laws and regulations surrounding any information regarding teacher credentials and certification requirements for content areas. I would give zero stars if I could.

They made the python certification I took last year invalid and I have to study for a whole new test now.

Word of advice; If you're seeking immediate help from TEA, it's best to try calling their 'help' phone number instead of filling out a help request form. The online forms are a good system, but the help staff doesn't always respond right away, which is understandable since i'm sure they're constantly receiving questions and requests.

That being said, if you require assistance on the double, you're better off calling them. Yes, you do risk being put on hold, but few minutes of waiting is certainly better than waiting a few hours or a few days for an email response.

These people came up with the stupid rule that all students have to eat in one room. I don't even think they thought about covid 19 and on top of that people are getting sick so. PLEASE STATE OF TEXAS CHANGE IT.

Texas school system and school district. First of all this review is not for any particular school of education office, more about the education system and administration. The way schools are funded is not a sustainable system as it depends on the housing health of the school district. Unfortunately, people who has no school going children and have a house on the high end of the value range, pays a high tag to the school district without getting any benefit out of it. Also this create a visible discrepancy in the education system, where poor neighborhood with lower house price has lower education fund to promote better education. The taxing on the property owner should be stopped and state should take the responsibility of public school education.
Another important factor is the school bus, it a big tin can that gets very hot in summer and very cold in winter. Kids get toasted in summer and get into lots of health issues. What kind of first world country this is where they can not afford air conditioning in the school bus, whereas many third world countries provide air conditioning. The state regulation must impose setting up air conditioning in the school bus for the health safety of the children.

Reading Academies questions about Module assignments but no way to contact TEA reps (Module developers) when teachers can't get clarifications from cohort leaders.

They expect us to pass when there is no flexibility, in the real world you usually manage your own time, but in school you work around a tight schedule, 85% of what we learn is useless and we’ll never use it in the real world, people have different needs, gifts, and different dreams, School kills that creativity, we’re subject to learning the same thing and the same time, the material we learn it’s like bulimia, they feed you the information they you throw it up on the test, then overtime you forget the material, so what is what the point of intelectual pressure, we children are tired, of going to a building for almost no reason, school hasn’t changed since the industrial revolution, the worlds progessed, it’s time for things to change for a bright future.

The american school systems especially Texas sucks for children's mental health.also we have about 1 or 2 tests a week and that is just draining.not to mention the constant bomb threats and potential shootings that happens literally the second school started.teachers don't get paid enough for this

Working super hard for Texas children and young adults. It's a pleasure to serve the State of Texas.

Thank for you risking your life to save other for protecting the student what in could do to save the children

Why do we have a whole period that is 30 min for me to waste time not being able to work on the work that I need to work on. I can't read a book or go to tutoring. If I need help on something I don't think working on some game to learn is going to help!

Get rid of House Bill 4545!

They didn’t cancel the STAAR test for the 2020-2021 school year. No virtual/online learning for students who want learn at home. TEA probably doesn’t care about the kids.

As a teacher, I feel completely abandoned. Our first job as educators is to protect children. They are making our jobs impossible. The cognitive dissonance is literally killing us. They do nothing and expect the teachers to do it all.

The TEA does not care about our children, our families, or our communities. They are doing absolutely anything they can to NOT to protect our children. No virtual schooling during a pandemic, parents are allowed to send children who have been exposed to covid to quarantine AT school. The complete opposite of what quarantine is! My kids are so excited to be back at school but unfortunately I am seriously considering withdrawing them and home schooling.

Why in the world, with the new surgence of the Delta variant, would TEA not even require children, too young to be vaccinated, to quarantine when someone in their household tests positive for Covid? “As long as they aren’t showing symptoms” is reckless. With Delta, you can be contagious before ever showing symptoms, or even asymptomatic as many have now proven to be, even children. That just puts all of their classmates in danger. TEA needs to put the children and school employees’ health and well being first.before the money. Children under the vaccination age should be required to wear a mask and given the option of virtual learning, no matter their underlying health, as well as quarantine when someone in their household tests positive or in their classroom. It’s common sense. TEA needs to be more responsible with our children’s lives and be held accountable for negligence when being irresponsible. Come on, TEA, do the right thing.