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Texas Students Will Return To School Campuses This Fall, Gov. Greg Abbott Tells Lawmakers
Posted on · Abbott notified lawmakers of the plan during a conference call Thursday.
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DA Kim Ogg Weighs In On Harris County Bail Reform, Texas Education Commissioner Puts HISD On Notice, Firefighters Union Calls For No-Confidence Vote In Chief Peña, And More
Posted on · These are some of the stories Houston Public Media is covering.
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Texas Education Agency Sets Rules On How To Exempt Hurricane Harvey-Affected Districts From State Ratings
Posted on · Texas Education Commissioner Mike Morath on Wednesday released criteria that schools affected by Hurricane Harvey will have to meet to be exempt from state ratings. School administrators have argued that all schools in the disaster area should automatically get waivers.
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Special Ed Advocates, Administrators Push State To Suspend Data-Mining Contract
Posted on · The no-bid contract pays an Atlanta-based company called SPEDx more than $4 million to mine the data of special education students in Texas
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Harvey Could Blow A Hole In State’s Education Budget
Posted on · Texas Education Commissioner, Mike Morath, said fixing damage to school buildings alone might cost the state roughly $500 million
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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.