Posted on · With Gov. Greg Abbott’s statewide mask mandate ending next week, some school districts are likely to face contentious discussions about whether to continue requiring masks in schools.
Posted on · Each of the two new conservators come with 40 years of experience in special education, and they'll have a broad scope of responsibilities.
Posted on · The option to deny virtual instruction is a measure that the Texas Education Agency gave school districts last fall.
Posted on · The appeals court upheld a temporary injunction that stops Texas from ousting Houston ISD's school board. But the legal battle is not over.
Posted on · State lawmakers had previously asked the Texas Education Agency to seek a federal waiver to cancel the standardized tests.
Posted on · The advocacy group Disability Rights Texas examined statewide data and found that students with disabilities and Black students are physically restrained by educators at disproportionately high rates.
Posted on · The pandemic has upended school as most kids and teachers know it in Texas. But one part of the school year could proceed as normal: standardized testing, also known as STAAR.
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 request comes nearly three years after the feds slammed Texas for failing to provide services to all children with disabilities.
Posted on · Seats in Texas Board of Education districts 6 and 8 are up for grabs this year.
Posted on · What investigators detailed in their final report echoed previous studies by outside consultants and the district's own determination that "the state of special education in HISD is grave."
Posted on · "I don't think anybody feels 100% great about the decision that they're making, because what we all want is just to return to school in a normal environment, right?"
Posted on · Abbott said local health authorities can't shut down in-person instruction before school has even started. He said an outbreak on campus once students have arrived could prompt a closure by health authorities.
Posted on · The rise of COVID-19 cases in Texas led the state's education commissioner to allow school districts to keep classes online through their first eight weeks, if they choose — a big chunk of the school year.
Posted on · The Association of Texas Professional Educators recently surveyed some 4,200 educators. About 60% said they were concerned about their health and safety heading into the 2020-21 school year.