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New Science TEKS Posted
Submitted by STAT on Wed, 11/25/2009 - 01:40The new Science TEKS are posted on the TEA website.
Please note that the TEKS are posted as approved by the State Board of Education on March 27, 2009, for second reading and final adoption, with technical edits, as authorized by State Board of Education operating rules. The revised TEKS have not yet been filed and will be subject to review for non-substantive, technical edits by Texas Register editors. The TEKS will not be effective until 20 days after filing with the Texas Register as adopted.
STAT Bylaws Amendments
Submitted by STAT on Tue, 10/20/2009 - 10:13Vote on the proposed changes to the STAT Bylaws at the STAT Luncheon during CAST 2009 in Galveston.
New Science TEKS Posted
Submitted by STAT on Sun, 05/03/2009 - 10:16The new Science TEKS are posted on the TEA website.
State Board of Education Adopts Revised Science TEKS
Submitted by STAT on Tue, 04/07/2009 - 13:14
The State Board of Education adopted revised science TEKS on Friday, March 27, 2009.
The revised science TEKS will be posted on the TEA website in the coming weeks. Please monitor for announcements regarding the recently adopted revisions to the
science TEKS.
State Board of Education to Conduct Second Reading of New Science Standards for Texas
Submitted by STAT on Mon, 03/23/2009 - 13:52
The Texas State Board of Education will conduct a "second reading" of the new science standards on March 25-27, the result of which will be the adoption of the new science curriculum (TEKS) for the next ten years. These standards reflect the work of dedicated science educators serving on revision committees from all over the state of Texas.
House to Vote on Making SBOE Hearings More Accessible
Submitted by STAT on Thu, 03/05/2009 - 14:09
STAT testified this week before the Texas House Committee on Public Education in support of House Bill 772 by Rep. Donna Howard (D-Austin), at her request. The legislation would require that meetings of the State Board of Education be broadcast over the internet and be archived on the agency website.
House to Vote on Making SBOE Hearings More Accessible
Submitted by STAT on Tue, 03/03/2009 - 01:43STAT testified this week before the Texas House Committee on Public Education in support of House Bill 772 by Rep. Donna Howard (D-Austin), at her request. The legislation would require that meetings of the State Board of Education be broadcast over the internet and be archived on the agency website.
STAT testimony included that many science teachers have been involved with the current process of revising science TEKS and wish to access SBOE public hearings first-hand, including future discussions of textbook content. And since many teachers are in the classroom during Board Meetings, we especially appreciate the bill's element of being able to access the hearings after the fact in the archive.
Science TEKS Recommendations Now Available
Submitted by STAT on Fri, 12/12/2008 - 11:04
The science TEKS review committee recommendations were released to the public on Monday, December 12, 2008.
STAT encourages its members to view these recommendations.
Documents that reflect changes from Draft 2 to the committee recommendations and that explain the reasons for the changes will be posted soon.
SBOE Meeting Update
Submitted by STAT on Mon, 10/06/2008 - 12:45
At the September 29, 2008 State Board of Education Meeting the following testimony was submitted by Sandra West Moody for the Science Teachers Association of Texas:
"The Science Teachers of Texas and the Texas Academy of Science supports, in general, the process used to revise the Science TEKS. We appreciate the
