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Posted on November 25, 2020 · The latest guidance from the Texas Education Agency warns school leaders against proactively moving their entire district to remote learning.

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Rio Grande Valley Teacher Uses Her Own Disciplinary Action To Push Discussion Of Race, Identity In The Classroom

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Some Texas Students Want An End To School Policing. Here’s Why

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Posted on July 9, 2020 · So far, no Texas district has heeded calls to remove police from schools. But after the death of George Floyd at the hands of a Minneapolis police officer, school systems in several U.S. cities have voted to do so.

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These Students Speak Perfect Spanglish — And Now They’re Learning To Own It

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Posted on December 2, 2019 · "To be able to speak Spanglish is to be able to say to people that I am Mexican American, and that's OK," says college freshman Angie Bravo.

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Report: Texas Home To More Rural Students Than Any Other State

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Posted on November 8, 2019 · Texas spends an average of $5,386 on instruction per rural student, according to research from the Rural Schools and Community Trust. That is far less than most states.

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TEA Slated To Commission Independent Study On STAAR Reading Level

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Posted on June 7, 2019 · The study will be peer reviewed and presented in public.

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Are The STAAR Tests Too Hard? Critics Rally For A Closer Look

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Posted on April 9, 2019 · As students sit down to take the STAAR test, state lawmakers are questioning whether the test may be too difficult.

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More Than 30 Percent Of Texas School Districts Allow Educators To Carry Guns

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Posted on January 16, 2019 · Most districts arming educators are in rural areas with limited access to law enforcement.

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‘Road To Change’: Students Set Sights On Gun Control In Texas

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Posted on July 11, 2018 · The Parkland activists are visiting cities across the country this summer to keep the conversation going after gaining the nation’s attention in February.

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Texas Special Education Reform Comes With Mountain Of Mistrust

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Posted on May 8, 2018 · The state agency is trying to enact reforms to make up for breaking the law, but parents and advocates say it will take a lot to regain their trust

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KIPP Schools Say DACA Limbo Puts Access To College At Risk

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Posted on April 25, 2018 · School leaders said President Trump’s decision to end the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals Program makes it more difficult for DACA students to go to college

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San Antonio Teacher Placed On Leave After Assigning Students To List Benefits Of Slavery

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Posted on April 20, 2018 · The teacher who assigned the homework has been placed on leave while the school investigates

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Texas’ Federal School Accountability Plan Gets Mixed Reviews From Experts

Camille Phillips, TPR

Posted on April 11, 2018 · Texas is to be commended for being one of only a few states using a competition to distribute federal school improvement funds

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Texas Schools Lack Sufficient Number Of Mental Health Professionals, Experts Say

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Posted on March 15, 2018 · After the school shooting in Parkland, Florida, last month, experts across the country renewed a call for increased access to counselors, social workers and therapists

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Texas Board Of Education Unlikely To Approve Mexican-American Studies Before Fall

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Posted on February 2, 2018 · The state board previously voted against two proposed Mexican American Studies textbooks

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