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Posted on January 26, 2023 · A letter from TEA asserted that the agency’s monitoring revealed several problematic incidents, including “multiple instances of corporal punishment and/or threat of corporal punishment,” “use of force beyond what is reasonable and necessary, and restraints that do not protect the health and safety of the student, including one known restraint incident that resulted in physical injury.”

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Posted on January 13, 2023 · State-appointed managers can replace elected school board members in the largest district in Texas.

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Posted on January 12, 2023 · The Houston Independent School District recently paused a plan to relocate students with profound disabilities from a specialized school, T.H. Rogers, after backlash from parents. If the students are separated, they’ll be the second special education group to leave the campus. A program for deaf students at T.H. Rogers was split up across other campuses this school year. 

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Aliyya Swaby, The Texas Tribune

Posted on March 3, 2021 · With Gov. Greg Abbott’s statewide mask mandate ending next week, some school districts are likely to face contentious discussions about whether to continue requiring masks in schools.

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Texas Still Blocked From Taking Over Houston’s School District, Appeals Court Rules

Aliyya Swaby, The Texas Tribune

Posted on December 30, 2020 · The appeals court upheld a temporary injunction that stops Texas from ousting Houston ISD's school board. But the legal battle is not over.

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Texas Students Will Still Take STAAR Tests In 2021, But Schools Won’t Be Rated On Them

Aliyya Swaby, The Texas Tribune

Posted on December 10, 2020 · State lawmakers had previously asked the Texas Education Agency to seek a federal waiver to cancel the standardized tests.

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Texas Education Board Approves New Sex Ed Policy That Does Not Cover LGBTQ Students Or Consent

Aliyya Swaby, The Texas Tribune

Posted on November 20, 2020 · Most Republicans voted against proposals to teach middle and high school students about consent, sexual orientation or gender identity.

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Gov. Abbott Says Local Health Officials Can Shut Schools Only In Limited Circumstances

Aliyya Swaby, The Texas Tribune

Posted on July 31, 2020 · Abbott said local health authorities can't shut down in-person instruction before school has even started. He said an outbreak on campus once students have arrived could prompt a closure by health authorities.

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Texas Attorney General Says Local Health Authorities Cannot ‘Indiscriminately’ Shut Down Schools

Aliyya Swaby, The Texas Tribune

Posted on July 28, 2020 · After Paxton's guidance, the Texas Education Agency reversed course and announced that the state won't fund schools that remain closed under a local public health mandate.

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Texas Will Allow Schools To Keep Classrooms Closed Longer Than Previously Ordered

Aliyya Swaby, The Texas Tribune

Posted on July 17, 2020 · Facing growing backlash from teachers, parents and health officials, Texas education officials Friday relaxed a previous order that would have given public schools just three weeks from the start of the fall semester to reopen their classrooms for in-person instruction.

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Texas Education Officials Consider Changing State’s Sex Education Policy For First Time In 23 Years

Aliyya Swaby, The Texas Tribune

Posted on June 29, 2020 · A high-tension hearing is expected Monday as the Texas State Board of Education begins considering changes to its statewide policy for health education, including teaching middle schoolers about contraception.

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Texas Students Will Return To School Campuses This Fall, Gov. Greg Abbott Tells Lawmakers

Aliyya Swaby, The Texas Tribune

Posted on June 18, 2020 · Abbott notified lawmakers of the plan during a conference call Thursday.

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State Judge Temporarily Blocks Texas From Taking Over Houston School District

Aliyya Swaby, The Texas Tribune

Posted on January 9, 2020 · Texas will not be able to seize power of Houston ISD's school board until the state judge issues a final ruling on the lawsuit challenging the takeover.

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Federal Judge Dismisses Houston ISD Lawsuit Seeking To Avoid State Takeover

Aliyya Swaby, The Texas Tribune

Posted on December 19, 2019 · U.S. District Judge Lee Yeakel rejected the district's argument that ousting the Houston school board would disenfranchise voters.

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Houston School District Asks Federal Judge To Put The Brakes On Likely State Takeover

Aliyya Swaby, The Texas Tribune

Posted on December 6, 2019 · Houston ISD lawyers told a federal judge the education commissioner is exceeding his authority, and asked for a preliminary injunction stopping him from booting out the elected school board of the state's largest district.

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State-Ordered Study Finds STAAR Not Too Hard For Young Readers

Aliyya Swaby, The Texas Tribune

Posted on December 3, 2019 · Questions about the reading and writing tests arose after some education advocates pointed to studies showing passages were written above elementary and middle schoolers' grade levels.

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Feds Order Texas Education Agency To Pay Fired Special Education Director More Than $200,000

Aliyya Swaby, The Texas Tribune

Posted on November 25, 2019 · The U.S. Department of Education found that Laurie Kash's disclosures about how the TEA awarded a contract were "contributing factors" in her termination.

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Posted on May 23, 2019 · Gov. Greg Abbott, Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick and House Speaker Dennis Bonnen announced they have finalized the details of the three bills that will accomplish their top policy goals.

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