Abbott Appointed Justices Set Oral Arguments for Nov. 18 on TEA’s Blocked 2023 A-F Accountability Ratings Release
A panel of three justices appointed by Gov. Abbott scheduled oral arguments for Monday, Nov….
Month: October 2024
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DPS: iWatchTexas Program Received Record Number of School Safety Reports in September
The Texas Department of Public Safety’s (DPS) announced that its iWatchTexas program received a record number of school safety related reports during the month of September – more than double previous years.
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OSHA Seeks $257,183 in Fines from Texas School Furnishings Manufacturer/Designer Artco-Bell
The Occupational Safety Health Administration (OSHA) recently issued citations for 24 serious health and safety violations — and assessed $257,183 in proposed penalties — against Artco-Bell Corp., a Temple, TX-based school furnishings design and manufacturing company employing more than 250 people.
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Five Charged in Houston ISD Centered $1 Million Teacher Certification Cheating Scheme
Harris County District Attorney Kim Ogg announced on Monday that five people — including three Houston ISD (HISD) employees — have been criminally charged in a teacher certification cheating ring.
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Lubbock ISD Loses Legal Battle in its $100M+ Dispute with Insurers Over Storm Damage Claims
Texas Supreme Court: Because an ISD submitted an “inadequate” state-law required “pre-suit” notice to the numerous insurance companies the district is suing over property damage claims arising from two storms, the companies are entitled to have the litigation “abated” by the trial judge until 60 days after the district submits the proper notice to the companies.
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TEA Rule Update: DAEPs
Adopted: Defining violent conduct for the purpose of DAEP placement when the program is at capacity.
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TEA Seeks Applicants for Monitors and Conservators
The TEA is looking to grow its pool of qualified monitors and conservators to help the state’s school districts and charter networks remedy issues related to accreditation, academic performance, financial accountability, or other special investigations.
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TASA Anounces 2025 Texas Teachers of the Year
Congratulations to the 2025 Texas Teachers of the Year announced today by the Texas Association of School Administrators.
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UIL State Executive Committee Punishes Westwood ISD Football Coach and I.T. Employee without Ordering Game Forfeitures
What started with cell phone video taken from the stands at a football game ended this morning with the UIL State Executive Committee (SEC) ordering:
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UT Southwestern Medical Center to Pay $900K to Resolve Alleged Systemic Racial Hiring Discrimination
The U.S. Department of Labor today announced that the University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center has agreed to pay $900,000 in back wages and interest to resolve alleged systemic racial hiring discrimination affecting 6,123 Black applicants at the center’s Dallas facility.
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$2,000 Texas History Research Fellowship
The Texas State Library and Archives Commission is accepting applications for its 2025 Research Fellowship in Texas History.
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TEA Rules Update
Proposed amendment to the Local Accountability System timeline.
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TEA Conducts Special-Ed Related Survey
The TEA is requesting responses from educators and others to a survey about a statewide individualized education program (IEP) digital platform that the TEA is considering implementing.
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New Analysis: 78% of Tested Texas Schools, Daycares Found Lead in Drinking Water
An analysis released today (press release) of Environment Texas Research and Policy Center water testing…
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TEA Releases Updated Open Source “Bluebonnet Learning” Instructional Materials
The TEA on Wednesday announced updates and a new brand for Texas’ state-owned textbooks, now…
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Fifth Circuit Dismisses Fired Grapeland ISD Administrator’s “Shotgun” Federal Employment Discrimination Lawsuit
Ruling: An ISD employee who was fired after contesting his “surprise” demotion from dean of students to truant officer failed to show that his firing resulted from employment discrimination.
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Oct. 13-14 UIL Legislative Council Meeting Results
UT Austin could name a successor to retiring UIL Executive Director Charles Breithaupt by March…
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New Tool Launched to Streamline Texas Public University Application Process
Gov. Greg Abbott and the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board (THECB) today launched (press release)…
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Proposed SBOE/TEA Rules Include Major School Board Trainer Revisions
These State Board of Education (SBOE) and TEA rules were posted for public comment in today’s Texas Register.
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Commissioner Turns to Dictionary in Upholding Firing of Galveston ISD Probationary Teacher
Ruling: An ISD timely informed a teacher that her school board had voted to terminate her probationary contract.
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Commissioner Affirms Decisions by Lewisville and Frisco ISD Boards to Reject Annexation/Detachment Petitions
An appeal to the education commissioner by several families seeking to overturn the decisions by two school boards to reject their annexation/detachment petitions is dismissed.
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TDA Launches 2024’s “Texas Farm Fresh Challenge” for Schools
Texas Agriculture Commissioner Sid Miller this week kicked off the Texas Department of Agriculture’s (TDA)…
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Anti-Fentanyl Video to Play at Texas High School Football Games this Month
Gov. Abbott this morning unveiled a new One Pill Kills video that will play at high school football games throughout October.
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Texas AG Issues Opinion on “Boilerplate” Executive Session Agenda Language
“Boilerplate language” that a public governing body may routinely place on its meeting agenda is “insufficient by itself” to comply with Open Meetings Act (OMA) requirements to alert the public about the subject to be considered during the closed (executive session) portion of the meeting.
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TMA’s $62,000 K-12 “Excellence in Science Teaching” Awards Program
The Texas Medical Association (TMA) is accepting nominations and applications for its annual Ernest and…
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Texas “Healthcare Workforce Task Force” Final Report Includes CTE Recommendations
Gov. Abbott on Tuesday announced the release of final recommendations by the Healthcare Workforce Task…
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TEA Rules Update
A complete rewrite of charter school rules, plus changes to the Student Attendance Accounting Handbook and the Local Optional Teacher Designation System.
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