Texas Supreme Court Upholds Governor’s “No Mask” Mandate Order Against Local Governments
Ruling: State law empowered the governor to ban local governmental entities from imposing mask mandates due to COVID-19. Greg Abbott v. Harris County, et al.,…
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U.S. Supreme Court Voids Race Based College Admissions Programs
The U.S. Supreme Court today ruled, via a 6-3 vote, that race based admissions at Harvard University and the University of North Carolina were unlawful….
Fifth Circuit “Un-Dismisses” Ex-Austin ISD Student’s Special-Ed Lawsuit — Thanks to a U.S. Supreme Court Decision
Ruling: A three-month-old U.S. Supreme Court decision involving a special-ed lawsuit that originated in Michigan means that a Texas mother will be able to pursue…
Fifth Circuit Revives Trump-Supporting Student’s Harassment Claim Against Austin ISD
The entire U.S. Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals will reconsider the dismissal by a three-judge Fifth Circuit panel of a lawsuit filed by a former…
Fired Dallas ISD Teacher Loses Whistleblower Lawsuit
Ruling: A teacher was justifiably fired for including the name of a student in an email he sent to media outlets about a Child Protective…
SBOE Starts to Closely Scrutinize Innovative Course Requests to Eliminate “Redundancy”
Requests by school districts for SBOE approvals of innovative courses will undergo much closer scrutiny, and the board’s…
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More Lawyers could Qualify as Independent Hearing Examiners Under Draft SBOE Rule
The SBOE Committee on School Initiatives directed that TEA staff draft rules to modify …
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SBOE “Approves” Four New Charter Applicants — and Rejects a Fifth Applicant
The State Board of Education (SBOE) gave final approval to four applicants for new (Generation 28) charter districts to open in School Year 2024-25, and rejected …
June 2023 SBOE Meeting Info
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Feds say Texas meets special education standards
The Austin American-Statesman reported (June 23) that after years of noncompliance, the TEA has fulfilled all its needed requirements to comply with federal law regarding…
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