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…
Month: June 2023
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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…
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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…
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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…
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Fired Dallas ISD Teacher Loses Whistleblower Lawsuit
Ruling: A teacher was justifiably fired for including the name of a student in an…
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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 …
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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…
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June SBOE Meeting Highlights
The State Board of Education (SBOE) met last week, which resulted in the “approval” (by not vetoing) four of the five charters on the education commissioner’s list, and the discussion of major school related bills that passed during the regular session. We will start posting articles from the meeting later today.
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AG Opinion says “Race Based” Student Discipline Decisions May Violate Texas Constitution
A court would likely rule that Texas school officials can’t decide how (or if or…
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Cypress-Fairbanks ISD is not Liable for School Bus Accident
Ruling: An ISD has immunity from being sued over an accident in which a school…
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Twice-Fired Houston ISD Police Officer Loses Appeal
Ruling: An ISD has immunity from being sued over retaliation and discrimination claims by a…
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June 13 UIL Legislative Council Meeting Highlights
If the Legislature passes a voucher bill, then the UIL Legislative Council might need to…
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UT Dallas Can Require Tenured Professor to Give Students Homework Instead of Quizzes
Ruling: A public university’s requirement that a tenured professor give his students homework instead of…
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Five Charter Applicants Make Commissioner’s Final List
The education commissioner is proposing that the State Board of Education (SBOE) “approve” (by not vetoing) five applicants to open new charter districts.
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Arlington ISD Employee’s Grievance was Improperly “Abated”
Ruling: A school board should not have indefinitely postponed the consideration of an employee’s grievance…
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McKinney ISD Skipped a Required Step in Banning Parent from District’s Property for Two Years
Ruling: An ISD didn’t give a parent the legally required prior warning before summarily issuing…
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TEA Asks Appeals Court to Lift Temporary Order in Lawsuit Filed by State’s Largest Ed-Prep Entity
The state’s largest educator preparation program (EPP) has not shown any compelling reasons why TEA/SBEC…
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$ / Charter Schools / Courts
Horizon Montessori Charter Fired its “Marketing Specialist” for Non-Discriminatory Reasons
Ruling: A public charter school district didn’t fire its marketing specialist for being a Muslim…
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Fifth Circuit Loosens the “Absolute Bar” on Parents without Lawyers Filing Federal Lawsuits on Behalf of Their Children
Ruling: Parents without lawyers may file federal lawsuits on behalf of their children if a…
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Appeals Court Temporarily Halts TEA’s Effort to Shut Down State’s Largest Ed-Prep Entity
Ruling: The TEA must temporarily halt plans to take the next steps leading to possibly…
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Texas Supreme Court Enters Boundary Dispute Between Lampasas and Copperas Cove ISDs
Whether the education commissioner can consider ISD annexation disputes when one of the two affected…
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$100K Bond set for ISD Superintendent Arrested for “Solicitation of a Minor” in Sting Operation
Harris County media reported that a judge in Houston set a $100,000 bond this morning…
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TEA Adopts Final School Facility Safety and Security Standards
The TEA has announced the final adoption of rules to address school facility safety and…
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New Superintendent, Board of Managers Announced for Houston ISD
The TEA, this morning, announced the appointment of former Dallas ISD Superintendent Mike Miles as…
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