Posted on · The governor and top lawmakers have pointed to students in special education as prime beneficiaries of school vouchers. Some community members are worried the approach will drain funds from already shortchanged public schools while opening the door for discrimination against students with disabilities.
Posted on · The Texas Education Agency plans to seize control of Houston public schools this summer. The move is drawing mixed reactions from community members, many of whom say the district is doing well and doesn’t need state intervention.
Posted on · The Texas Education Agency is seizing control of the largest school district in the state. For both supporters and opponents of the takeover, race and class plays an undeniable central role in the move.
Posted on · The state-appointed managers will hold immense power. They can control the budget, school closures, collaborations with charter networks, policies around curriculum and library books, as well as hiring or firing the superintendent, among other important decisions.
Posted on · HISD trustees voted Thursday to end their legal fight against a potential state takeover of the school board after a recent Texas Supreme Court decision sided with the Texas Education Agency.
Posted on · Many have said a takeover will happen in early March, but the TEA maintains that a decision has not been made yet.
Posted on · Educators are still trying to catch students up from the massive learning losses of the pandemic while also preparing kids for the redesigned STAAR, which is now a fully online standardized test.
Posted on · Parents with children in special education programs say that schools have restrained the students without their knowledge. A House bill would help with that by banning the use of restraint on children under the age of 10.
Posted on · School vouchers aren’t a new idea. But over the past couple decades, voucher programs have expanded from small experiments to statewide policies.
Posted on · 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.”
Posted on · He tweeted that he has also received phone calls and been stalked. He’s previously spoken about the link between COVID-19 disinformation and a rise in anti-Semitic hate.
Posted on · Bitty & Beau’s Coffee employs more than 400 adults with disabilities in 17 shops across 12 states and the District of Columbia. Employees make “at least minimum wage.”
Posted on · “I still don’t trust HISD,” said parent Jose Sanchez. “That trust is broken.”
Posted on · State-appointed managers can replace elected school board members in the largest district in Texas.
Posted on · 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.