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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 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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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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Texas’ Legislative Leaders Say They Have A Deal On School Finance And Property Tax Reform

Cassandra Pollock, The Texas Tribune / Aliyya Swaby, The Texas Tribune

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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In A Surprising Turn, Texas House Opts To Delay Consideration Of Sales Tax Swap Legislation Until 2021

Cassandra Pollock, The Texas Tribune / Aliyya Swaby, The Texas Tribune

Posted on May 8, 2019 · Gov. Greg Abbott and other legislative leaders endorsed the sales tax increase, intended to help fund ongoing cuts to school district taxes. But it has been effectively killed this session.

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Texas Senate Approves School Finance Reform Bill, But Opts Not To Fund It With A Sales Tax Hike

Aliyya Swaby, The Texas Tribune

Posted on May 7, 2019 · The chambers will need to negotiate how to give teachers pay raises, whether to adjust how students take standardized tests and how to provide long-term property tax relief for Texans.

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Texas Senate Rushes To Advance School Finance Bill, Passes It Out Of Committee

Aliyya Swaby, The Texas Tribune

Posted on May 1, 2019 · The Senate Education Committee approved the bill in a hurried meeting Wednesday morning. The full Senate is now expected to vote on the legislation Friday.

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Texas Gov. Greg Abbott, Other Top Officials, Propose Raising The Sales Tax To Provide Property Tax Relief

Aliyya Swaby, The Texas Tribune

Posted on April 10, 2019 · The state's Big Three unveiled the proposal in a joint statement. The idea would need approval from two thirds of the House and Senate and a majority of Texas voters.

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