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Texas School Districts Risk State Funding If They Go Remote After Thanksgiving
Posted on · The latest guidance from the Texas Education Agency warns school leaders against proactively moving their entire district to remote learning.
Posted on · The latest guidance from the Texas Education Agency warns school leaders against proactively moving their entire district to remote learning.
Posted on · One poster said Black Lives Matter; another said the room is a safe space for LGBTQ+ students. A third is a feminist message written in Spanish that says, "Your fight is my fight."
Posted on · 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.
Posted on · "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.
Posted on · 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.
Posted on · The study will be peer reviewed and presented in public.
Posted on · As students sit down to take the STAAR test, state lawmakers are questioning whether the test may be too difficult.
Posted on · Most districts arming educators are in rural areas with limited access to law enforcement.
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.
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
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
Posted on · The teacher who assigned the homework has been placed on leave while the school investigates
Posted on · Texas is to be commended for being one of only a few states using a competition to distribute federal school improvement funds
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
Posted on · The state board previously voted against two proposed Mexican American Studies textbooks