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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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TEA Launches New Fast-Track Approval Pathway for “High-Performing” Charter Applicants
SBOE members could find themselves voting on vetoing some of the applicants for new charters as soon as their January and April 2025 meetings, instead of having to wait until their traditional June 2025 meeting to do so.
TEA Opens “Generation 30” Charter Application Season
The TEA, via today’s Texas Register, opened the latest (Generation 30) application season that will eventually lead to the selection — following a nearly year-long…
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Wayside Schools Can’t Block Ex-CFO’s Federal Whistleblower Lawsuit
Fifth Circuit: Although a former charter district’s chief financial officer failed to show he was discriminated against due to his race, he can still pursue his whistleblower retaliation claim against the district.
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TEA’s Legal Misstep Keeps Revoked Charter’s Lawsuit Against Agency Over Seized Campuses Alive
Ruling: A missed legal deadline by the TEA’s attorneys means that officials of a revoked charter can continue to litigate claims that the state illegally seized its two campuses and related property.
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Charter Services Provider Loses Quest to Sue Jubilee Academies for “Lost Profits”
Ruling: An entity that provided student-related services for a charter district’s campuses can only sue the charter for breach of contract for nonpayment for services that the entity actually rendered for the charter — and not for lost profits that the entity expected to receive under agreements that the charter no longer honored.
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Fired Charter School Teacher Loses Appeal
A charter school has legal immunity over being sued by a teacher who was fired on a finding that he had used excessive force against a student with a disability while trying to break up a fight between that student and another student.
Education Commissioner Picks Five Finalist Charter Applicants
The TEA today posted the names of the five finalist charter applicants selected by the education commissioner to undergo scrutiny next month by the State…
Charter Schools / SBOE / TEA
TEA Posts “Generation 29” Charter Applicant Interview Schedule
The TEA has posted the schedule for the eight remaining charter applicants seeking to open new charter districts to be interviewed by agency staff and…
TEA Data: SY 2023-24 Charter District Superintendent Base Pay Rankings
Seventh (and final) in a series.
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