Education News
Texas Is Preparing To Tell Feds It Can’t Promise A Special Education Fix Until June 2020
Posted on · The state indicated in previous communications with the federal government that a fix would be made by this January.
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News
DeVos Considers Federal Funding to Arm Teachers – Texas May Have Given Her The Idea
Posted on · A Trump administration official told Education Week that Texas first raised the possibility of using federal grants for that purpose
Education
TEA Releases Ratings of Texas School Districts
Posted on · HISD wasn’t rated because it met the Hurricane Harvey criteria the agency established
News
Texas Is Giving School Districts A-F Grades Today as Part of New Ratings System
Posted on · For the first time Wednesday, Texas school districts received official ratings that show their performance on a scale from A through F
Houston Matters
Full Show: School Grades, And Lessons From Tropical Storm Allison (Aug. 15, 2018)
Posted on · On Wednesday's Houston Matters: HISD schools get their report cards from the TEA -- and so does the health of Galveston Bay. Then, our experts discuss the latest political stories. Plus, we look back at how Tropical Storm Allison affected our region. And author Kevin Kwan discusses his book Crazy Rich Asians, now a major motion picture.
Houston Matters
HISD Board Meets Tonight To Discuss Plan For Kashmere High School
Posted on · The board is meeting Thursday night to discuss the latest plan to turn the school around.
Education News
HISD Still Faces Pressure To Improve With New State Ratings
Posted on · The Texas Education Agency released closely watched school ratings Tuesday. How schools perform could trigger a state takeover in the state's largest school district.
Podcast
Party Politics, Texas Edition Ep. 19: The Wager
Posted on · "Our cities are still controlled by Democrats. And where do we have all our problems in America? Not at the state level run by Republicans, but in our cities that are mostly controlled by Democrat mayors and Democrat city council men and women." - Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick
Houston Matters
Disability Advocates Weigh in on Special Education Enrollment
Posted on · The Houston Chronicle recently examined special education enrollment in the state of Texas and found that over the last decade-plus, non-elected state officials have set an arbitrary limit to what percentage of students should be given special education services in each school district. The investigation says that limit – 8.5 percent – along with strict […]
Houston Matters
Supreme Court Will Hear Case From Deaf Teens Over Driver’s Ed Interpreters
Posted on · The U.S. Supreme Court late last month announced its agreed to hear a case brought by deaf teens against the Texas Education Agency. The plaintiffs allege the state has failed to establish accommodations for their disability in driver’s education classes. The state says it’s not obligated to do so, as driver’s ed is not a […]
Full Show
Voting Rights Ruling and Design Your Own Houston Theme Park: Thursday’s Show (July 21, 2016)
Posted on · The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit Wednesday ruled the state’s voter ID law is discriminatory, and violates the Voting Rights Act. If that sounds familiar to you, it’s because this is not the first time a federal court has found flaws with the Texas law — it’s actually the fourth time in […]
Education News
Parents Sue Texas Education Commissioner Over STAAR Tests
Posted on · If the parents win, students who failed the exam in grades three through eight won’t be held back or have to attend summer school.
Education News
More Texas Teachers Challenge New Educator Appraisal Plan
Posted on · Another group representing teachers has objected to the updated appraisal system planned by new Texas Education Commissioner Mike Morath.
Education News
Texas School Districts Report Widespread Testing Glitches With Online STAAR
Posted on · State officials announced Wednesday that students won’t be forced to complete the exam if they couldn't finish due to technical problems.
Houston Matters
Houston Tea Festival: Diversity Means Tea Drinking is Hot in the Bayou City
Posted on · Iced tea is a staple refreshment during the hottest months of summer here in Houston, for some, but hot tea is a pretty popular choice too — year round — especially with Houston’s growing diversity. Hot tea drinking is something people from Asia, the UK and Ireland grew up on. Perhaps that explains why this […]