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Tag: Texas Education Agency

Education News

Texas School Boards Don’t Have To Require Masks, Education Officials Announce

Aliyya Swaby, The Texas Tribune

Posted on March 3, 2021 · 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.

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Texas Education Agency Appoints 2 Conservators Over Special Ed In Houston

Laura Isensee

Posted on January 11, 2021 · Each of the two new conservators come with 40 years of experience in special education, and they'll have a broad scope of responsibilities.

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Houston Schools Can Require Students Struggling Online To Return In Person

Laura Isensee

Posted on January 6, 2021 · The option to deny virtual instruction is a measure that the Texas Education Agency gave school districts last fall.

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Texas Still Blocked From Taking Over Houston’s School District, Appeals Court Rules

Aliyya Swaby, The Texas Tribune

Posted on December 30, 2020 · The appeals court upheld a temporary injunction that stops Texas from ousting Houston ISD's school board. But the legal battle is not over.

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Texas Students Will Still Take STAAR Tests In 2021, But Schools Won’t Be Rated On Them

Aliyya Swaby, The Texas Tribune

Posted on December 10, 2020 · State lawmakers had previously asked the Texas Education Agency to seek a federal waiver to cancel the standardized tests.

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Report: Texas Schools Still Forcibly Restrain Students Too Often

Laura Isensee

Posted on December 8, 2020 · 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.

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Texas High School Students To Return To Campus For State’s End-Of-Course Exams

Laura Isensee

Posted on December 7, 2020 · 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.

Tags COVID COVID-19 education Mike Morath STAAR exam STAAR Test Texas Education Agency

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Texas School Districts Risk State Funding If They Go Remote After Thanksgiving

Camille Phillips, TPR

Posted on November 25, 2020 · The latest guidance from the Texas Education Agency warns school leaders against proactively moving their entire district to remote learning.

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Education News

Feds Ask Texas Education Agency For More Proof On Fixing Special Education

Laura Isensee

Posted on November 5, 2020 · The request comes nearly three years after the feds slammed Texas for failing to provide services to all children with disabilities.

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Election 2020

2 Texas Board Of Education Seats Are Up For Grabs In Houston. Here’s What You Need To Know

Grace Hatfield, HPM Intern

Posted on October 15, 2020 · Seats in Texas Board of Education districts 6 and 8 are up for grabs this year.

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Texas Education Investigators Find Failures In HISD Special Ed Were ‘Institutionalized’

Laura Isensee

Posted on September 30, 2020 · 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."

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Education News

Houston Parents Face Back-To-School Dilemmas Amid Conflicting Messages From Leaders

Laura Isensee

Posted on August 10, 2020 · "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?"

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Education News

Gov. Abbott Says Local Health Officials Can Shut Schools Only In Limited Circumstances

Aliyya Swaby, Texas Tribune

Posted on July 31, 2020 · 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.

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Whatever The TEA Says, Teachers Fear In-Person Instruction Is Too Risky

Bill Zeeble, KERA

Posted on July 21, 2020 · 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.

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Texas Teachers Consider Leaving The Classroom Over COVID-19 Fears

Laura Isensee

Posted on June 30, 2020 · 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.

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