Commissioner Selects Six Finalists for New Charter Districts
The TEA on Friday afternoon (May 30, 2025) posted the commissioner’s six selections — under…
Month: May 2025
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Texas Supreme Court Accepts Appeal Pitting Two Ex-Board Members Against Webb CISD
The Texas Supreme Court (TSC) on Friday (May 30, 2025) announced it has agreed to…
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Federal Lawsuit Dismissed Against Klein ISD Over Sex-Trafficked Teen
A federal judge has dismissed Klein ISD from a federal lawsuit a former student filed…
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UIL: Tariffs Could Negatively Affect League’s Budget for Next School Year
Tariffs on goods imported to the U.S. could potentially impact the UIL’s budget for the…
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Fifth Circuit Majority: Governments Have Total Control Over Which Library Books to Buy, Keep and Remove
Fifth Circuit: Governmental entities are the final decision makers of which library books they buy, keep or remove.
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Dallas ISD Not Liable in Death of Assaulted Special-Ed Teaching Assistant
U.S. Fifth Circuit: An ISD has legal immunity from being sued by the children of a teaching assistant who reportedly died from injuries sustained from being physically assaulted in her classroom by a special-ed student.
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Appeals Court Sides with TSTA on ISD/Charter Campus Partnership Employee Rights Question
Texas Third Court of Appeals: ISD employees don’t lose their state-law-guaranteed employment rights by working in ISD/charter partnership campuses.
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5th Circuit Partially Revives Disabled Aldine ISD Employee’s Lawsuit over Service Dog
Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals rules in a disabled Aldine ISD employee’s lawsuit over her service dog.
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SBOE Seeks “Heroes for Children” Nominations
The State Board of Education (SBOE) is accepting nominations for the 2025 Heroes for Children…
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Take Care of Texas’ K-12 Science Teacher “Ambassadors” Sought
The Texas Commission on Environmental Quality’s Take Care of Texas initiative is accepting applications from…
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Seven Charter Applicants Near Finish Line via “Capacity Interviews”
The TEA is in the midst of conducting the required “capacity interviews” for the seven…
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New UIL 6A Athlete Concussion Data Released Amid Talk of Scuttling the Longtime Project
Athletic coaches and trainers of UIL 6A schools logged a total of 5,265 student athlete…
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Northwest ISD Teacher Who Resigned in Lieu of Nonrenewal Loses Lawsuit Against District
Texas Second Court of Appeals (Fort Worth) Ruling: A lawsuit filed by a teacher who resigned in lieu of her contract being nonrenewed is dismissed.
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Morath: Lewisville ISD Violated Student Psychological Testing Law
Ruling: An ISD should have obtained parental written permission before administering two psychological “screenings” to…
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Alvin ISD Says Data Breach Potentially Affected 47,000+ People
Alvin ISD last Friday (May 2) made a required reporting (here) to the Texas Attorney…
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UIL Seeks to Hire Athletics “Program Administrator”
UT Austin has posted a job opening for the position of “program administrator” for the…
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Settlement Ends Paxton’s “Critical Race Theory” Lawsuit Against Coppell ISD
Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton announced Tuesday (May 6) that he has resolved a lawsuit…
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Texas AG Paxton: Austin ISD Teaches “Woke Critical Race Theory”
Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton announced on Monday (May 5) that he is taking legal…
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Morath Issues Precedent Setting Decision on School Library Book Challenges
Ruling: A school board must first make specific findings that library books challenged by a…
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2025 H-E-B Excellence in Education Statewide Award Winners Announced
Statewide winners in the H-E-B Excellence in Education Awards program were announced during a Sunday…
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Paxton Targets Fluoride Toothpaste Marketing to Kids
Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton announced on Thursday (May 1) that he has launched an…
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