Texas Opens Public Educator Misconduct Dashboard

Overview

• The Texas Education Agency launched the Educator Misconduct Dashboard on Tuesday to make misconduct reports, TEA investigations, State Board for Educator Certification actions and Do Not Hire Registry placements publicly searchable.
• The dashboard includes a Student Protection Resource Center that explains required training, how TEA investigates allegations, and the 24‑hour duty for school employees to report suspected abuse or neglect.
• TEA data published on the site shows more than 13,000 misconduct reports received as of May 2026 with monthly averages over 1,000 investigations, over 500 referrals to law enforcement, and case-type breakdowns that list violence as the largest category.
• The public registry now links to a Do Not Hire list that contains more than 4,000 names and reflects a steady rise in placements including 589 additions last year, a trend that tightens hiring risk for districts and individual educators.
• Parents and advocates say the dashboard is a meaningful step for transparency but continue to press for faster district responses and stronger accountability as local probes, including Fort Bend ISD investigations that led to staff firings, proceed.