Texas Senate panel advances bill banning DEI in K-12 public schools
A priority bill filed in the Texas Senate seeks to extend the state’s ban on diversity, equity and inclusion initiatives to K ...
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CCISD wins 9-year legal battle for enlarged boundaries
The district is gaining a 335-acre detachment from Lampasas ISD near Big Divide after an education commissioner’s ruling ...
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Texas needs to get more teachers certified and ready for the classroom
Buried in Texas House Bill 2 are a few measures that could help get more certified teachers into Texas classrooms.
Humble ISD spent $1.9M on outside counsel to litigate Title IX and related processes, report shows
A new report from Humble ISD shows the board spent almost $2 million in legal fees to litigate Title IX complaints and ...
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New South San ISD superintendent shares vision for district following TEA takeover
Texas Education Commissioner Mike Morath appointed a seven-member board of managers to govern the district instead. Morath also appointed former Somerset ISD Superintendent Dr. Saul Hinojosa to ...
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North Texas lawmaker files bill to abolish Texas Education Agency, calls for ending STAAR test
Andy Hopper, R-Decatur, filed the bill – HB 2657 – that would transfer the powers of the Texas Education Agency and its commissioner (currently Mike Morath) to the State Board of Education ...
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Texas Legislature expected to vote on statewide cellphone ban at public schools
In 2024, Texas Education Agency Commissioner Mike Morath also called for a statewide ban at public schools. He testified at a Senate Education Committee hearing last September where he called the ...
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Here's what we know about the TEA takeover of South San Antonio ISD
After a lot of speculation over a potential Texas Education Agency takeover of South San Antonio ISD, it finally happened. On Wednesday, February 19, the state agency appointed new leadership ...