“The Texas Way” Initiative Seeks to Improve Sportsmanship Behaviors at UIL Athletic Events
A new initiative seeks to curtail the rising problem of ejections and other incidents of…
Month: July 2024
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Facebook’s Parent Company to Pay Texas $1.4 Billion for Using Facial Recognition Without Users’ Permission
A settlement agreement announced this morning by state Attorney General Ken Paxton requires Meta —…
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TEA Rules Update — Special-Ed
Special-ed student evaluation and IEP facilitation rules.
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Texas AG Asked if Districts are “Skirting” State Law on Chaplains in Schools
Whether school boards did not fully comply with 2023’s SB763 mandate requiring them to vote…
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New TEA Rule Financially Incentivizes Public Schools to Allow Home Schoolers to Participate in their UIL Activities
This newly adopted TEA rule will result in public school districts receiving $1,500 per “non-enrolled” (home-school) student that the district allows to participate in the district’s UIL activities.
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Texas Council for Developmental Disabilities to Award Two Grants
The Texas Council for Developmental Disabilities is accepting applications for these two grant opportunities:
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Governor / School Safety / TEA
Gov. Abbott Announces New “Sentinel” Texas School Safety System
Gov. Abbott this morning announced the launch of Sentinel, which he described as “an innovative…
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Survey: Stopped Texas School Buses Were Illegally Passed an Average of 1.3 Times on a Single Day in April 2024
A total of 6,699 individual Texas school bus drivers reported that — on Wednesday, April…
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TEA Rules Update
Special-ed, DAEP/safe schools, employee mental health training.
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TRS Board Approves Health Plan Changes to Benefit Retirees
The TRS board — during its July 18-19 meeting — approved agenda items that will…
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Austin Company’s Global Tech Outage Leaves TRS “Limping a Little Bit”
Today’s global tech outage left TRS “operational but limping a little bit,” TRS Executive Director Brian Guthrie said at the start of this morning’s TRS board meeting.
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TRS Welcomes New Board Chair and a New Board Member
Next week’s July 18-19 TRS meeting will be gaveled into session by a new board…
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Texas AG Answers an ISD Property Tax Homestead Exemption Question
No. KP-0470: Clarifying state law governing the ceiling on property taxes a school district may impose on individuals qualifying for a homestead property tax exemption as a disabled person or a person 65 years or older.
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June 25-28 SBOE Meeting Highlights (Part 2 of 2)
Morath on STAAR results; local school board training changes eyed, g/t rules adopted, and more
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June 25-28 SBOE Meeting Highlights (Part 1)
Four charters approved, esports course rejected, innovative courses, controversial Fort Sam Houston ISD school board appointment approved.
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TSTA Announces Passing of Executive Director Richard Kouri
The Texas State Teachers Association (TSTA) on Monday announced the passing of Richard Kouri, the…
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