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TEA PEIMS Data: SY 2024-25 ISD Budgeted Superintendent Base Pay Rankings
Third in a series.
Month: March 2025
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Free Naloxone Nasal Spray Locator Map Launched
A new online map launched Wednesday by the Department of State Health Services makes it…
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SY 2025-26 School and Childcare Vaccine Requirements Posted as 327 Measles Cases Reported
DSHS posts 2025-26 school & childcare vaccine minimum requirements; Measles cases rise to 327.
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SY 2024-25 PEIMS: ISD and Charter Enrollment Rankings
Second in a series.
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Jamey Harrison Named UIL Executive Director
Dr. Jamey Harrison has been named executive director of the UIL, the league announced Monday….
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TEA: Charter Admissions Waitlists Declined By 2,183 Students in Fall 2024
The number of prospective students put on waitlists to enroll in Texas charters in fall…
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SBOE’s Revised ISD Board Trainer Requirements Become Effective on Aug. 25
Major changes to the State Board of Education (SBOE) rule governing ISD school board trainers…
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Ex-Valentine ISD Business Manager Sentenced to Prison for Stealing Federal Funds
Former Valentine ISD business manager/tax accessor collector Ernesto Villarreal Jr., 43, of Marfa, was sentenced…
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SY 2024-25 PEIMS: Enrollment Growth Stayed Flat at 0.2 Percent This School Year
The first in a series.
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Fifth Circuit Affirms Dismissal of Clear Creek ISD Special-Ed Student’s Lawsuit
Ruling: A federal lawsuit claiming that an ISD didn’t comply with the directives ordered by a special-ed hearing officer — to provide a student with a Free Appropriate Public Education (FAPE) — is dismissed.
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Legislative Update – March 17
22-hour HB3 voucher bill hearing; the first wave of “bills on the move” since session’s start.
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Texas AG: State Agencies Must Ignore Court Orders to Change Sex on Birth Certificates, Driver’s Licenses
Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton on Friday issued a formal opinion (No. KP-0489) that says…
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Abbott Reappoints Six to Texas School Safety Center Board
Gov. Abbott announced Thursday that he has reappointed these six Texas School Safety Center board…
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Crowley ISD (Again) Loses Appeal Over Teacher’s Firing
Ruling: A prior state appeals court ruling — that an ISD wrongfully fired a teacher — is upheld, except for dropping (at the ex-teacher’s request) the court’s order that the originating trial judge must determine if (and how much) the ex-teacher is due in attorney fees from the district.
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Sole Applicant for Fast-Tracked “High Performing” Texas Charter Approval Clears Huge Hurdle
The education commissioner has approved — subject to State Board of Education (SBOE) veto in…
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Lampasas ISD Loses Appeal in Nine-Year Boundary Battle with Copperas Cove ISD
Ruling: An ISD lacks sovereign immunity protections against being sued for breach of contract by a financial consultant.
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Region 16 ESC to Launch Cutting Edge Data Center
Soon, students across the Texas Panhandle will benefit from faster, more reliable internet to make…
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Comptroller Glenn Hegar Picked as the “Lone Finalist” for Texas A&M System’s Next Chancellor
The Texas A&M University System’s board unanimously voted Friday (press release) to select Comptroller Glenn…
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TASBO Survey: Nearly 63% of Texas Districts Expect to End FY 2025 in a Deficit
The Texas Association of School Business Officials (TASBO) this week released its second annual School Finance Survey of its members.
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Texas AG Issues Opinion on 2023’s “Chaplains in Schools” State Law
A Texas Attorney General opinion (No. KP-0488) issued on March 5 suggests that some school boards may have sidestepped the requirements in a 2023 law (SB763) on voting whether to allow chaplains — either as volunteers or employees — “to provide support, services and programs as assigned by the board.”
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Dismissed: Medical Services Provider’s Breach-of-Contract Lawsuit Against Tyler ISD
Ruling: Although an ISD has immunity from being sued by a “third-party” provider of medical services under the district’s self-funded employee health insurance program, a city with a similar (but not identical) employee health plan is possibly not immune from being sued by the provider.
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February TRS Meeting Highlights
Legislative update, health benefits report, 111-year-old member, new regional office, headquarters move.
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New Report Pushes Back on Texas Charter Schools and Other Privatization Threats
An effort aimed at “supporting Texas public schools and making charter schools more transparent and…
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TEA: Charters Collected $8.1 Million in Student Fees in SY 2022-23
TEA reports SY 2022-23 charter fee collections and charter student “leaver” data
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TASB Poll: Texans Support More Public Ed $$$ — and Policies To Regulate Education Savings Accounts
Texans want lawmakers to increase funding for public schools and teacher salaries while also enacting…
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