The agency is responsible for overseeing the state’s primary and secondary public education. According to the TEA website, the agency serves more than 5 million students.
Here, rounded up, are the agency’s five largest purchases during Q3, according to the comptroller’s “Payments to Payee” visualization:
- $6.5 million to the Texas Department of Information Resources, which provides cybersecurity solutions and assists with technology purchasing
- $6.1 million to Zearn Inc., which develops educational software
- $1.1 million to Amplify Education Inc., which sells K-12 curriculum and assessment programs
- $670,000 to Teaching Strategies LLC, which offers a research-based learning platform
- $640,000 to Commonwealth Trading Company Inc., which resells IT software and hardware
Regarding specific purchases, TEA spent about $8.6 million on computer software, $6.5 million on computer services, $3.7 million on IT services, $540,000 on computer equipment and $260,000 on communication services.
