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‘Road To Change’: Students Set Sights On Gun Control In Texas
Posted on · 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
Posted on · 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
Posted on · 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
Posted on · 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
Posted on · 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
Posted on · 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
Posted on · The state board previously voted against two proposed Mexican American Studies textbooks
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Sutherland Springs Victim Ryland Ward Goes Home
Posted on · After 2 months in the hospital Ryland Ward will go home
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U.S. Dept. Of Education: Texas Must Make Big Changes To Education Accountability Plan
Posted on · The Department of Education will have until Jan. 23 to approve or deny the plan
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Report: Low Graduation Rates At Texas Charter Schools
Posted on · When the exclusions and exceptions the state grants charter schools are stripped away, Texas charter schools have an average graduation rate almost 30 percentage points lower than the state’s traditional school districts