School Administrators as Instructional Coaches: Teachers' Trust and Perceptions of Administrators' Capacity by Yanira Oliveras-Ortiz

“…As the Texas Education Agency (TEA) rolls out the state-wide implementation of the new teacher evaluation system, thousands of Texas school administrators have completed the required training and have become certified appraisers under the new Texas Teacher Evaluation and Support System (T-TESS). …”
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Differences by Economic Status in Grade 3 Reading Performance: A Texas Multiyear Study by Jenny A. M. McGown, John R. Slate

“…Data were obtained from the Texas Education Agency on all Texas Grade 3 students for the 2012-2013, 2013-2014, and 2014-2015 school years. …”
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The Texas special education cap: Exploration into the statewide delay and denial of support to students with disabilities by David E. DeMatthews, David S. Knight

“…In 2004, the Texas Education Agency (TEA) implemented the Performance Based Monitoring and Analysis System (PBMAS) which included an accountability indicator focused on the percentage of students found eligible for special education under the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA), the nation’s special education law. …”
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Differences in Academic Achievement as a Function of Instructional Expenditure Ratio for Students in Poverty by Susan Hoisington, John R. Slate, Cynthia Martinez-Garcia, Cynthia Martinez-Garcia

“…Data were obtained from the Texas Education Agency on all Texas high school students for the 2006-2007 through the 2010-2011 school years. …”
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A Comparative Study of the 21st Century Afterschool Center on Education in Elementary Schools in South Texas by Laura Salinas-Vasquez, Daniella G. Varela, Maria E Martinez, Don Jones

“…Data was collected from public elementary schools in South Texas via the 2018-2019 Texas Academic Performance Report (TAPR) published by Texas Education Agency (TEA) for each campus. The study applied a quantitative, ex-post facto research approach, which analyzed data from fourth grade students enrolled in elementary schools. …”
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Characterizing Discrepancies in School Recovery After Disasters by Hazel Shah

“…Methods: This study, funded by the National Science Foundation, uses publicly available Texas Education Agency data from approximately 600 schools affected by Hurricane Ike. …”
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School proximity and census tract correlates of e-cigarette specialty retail outlets (vape shops) in central Texas by Onyema Greg Chido-Amajuoyi, Chamberline E. Ozigbu, Kai Zhang

“…A proximity analysis was conducted using school geo-data derived from the Texas Education Agency and vape shop geo-data derived from a validated online search. …”
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Supporting a statewide policy consideration: Virtual advancing educational leadership training during COVID-19 by Hamada Elfarargy, Beverly J. Irby, Nahed Abdelrahman, Gwendolyn Carol Webb, Angela Abney, Susan Holley, Elsa Villarreal, Carl Fahrenwald

“…In fact, per state policy, AEL was delivered in a face-to-face format since it began in 2015, but was transformed to a VPD format in 2020, for the first time, as a response to safety concerns resulting from the COVID-19 pandemic. The Texas Education Agency indicated that the training would go back to a face-to-face format after Fall 2021; however, recently the Agency determined that virtual training could continue, along with face-to-face. …”
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Associations between gender, school socioeconomic status, and cardiorespiratory fitness among elementary and middle school students by Timothy J. Walker, Derek W. Craig, Andjelka Pavlovic, Shelby Thiele, Harold W. Kohl

“…Three data sources were integrated: 1) FitnessGram® data, 2) school-level data from the Texas Education Agency, and 3) HZS survey data. Being in the Healthy Fitness Zone (HFZ) for aerobic capacity was the dependent variable, and gender and the percentage of economically disadvantaged students (at the school-level) were key independent variables. …”
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School socioeconomic disparities in e-cigarette susceptibility and use among central Texas middle school students by Andrew E. Springer, Cassie Davis, Duncan Van Dusen, Megan Grayless, Kathleen R. Case, Meredith Craft, Steven H. Kelder

“…E-cigarette susceptibility/use and demographics were self-reported; school ED was determined by Texas Education Agency. Analyses included chi-square tests and multi-level logistic regression. …”
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