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Texas Education Agency Sets Rules On How To Exempt Hurricane Harvey-Affected Districts From State Ratings

Posted on June 6, 2018 · 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 December 7, 2017 · 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

Hurricane Harvey

Harvey Could Blow A Hole In State’s Education Budget

Posted on October 12, 2017 · 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 April 25, 2016 · Another group representing teachers has objected to the updated appraisal system planned by new Texas Education Commissioner Mike Morath.