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Oct. 15-16 UIL Legislative Council Meeting Results
Moving the pilot Robotics Education & Competition Foundation (RECF) contest to a permanent part of the UIL robotics program was among the several UIL rule changes approved by the league’s 32-member rule making…
Texas Tech “Policy Brief” Casts Doubt on Fully Online Teacher Preparation Quality
A new Texas Tech University “policy brief” faults fully online educator preparation programs (EPP) in a number of areas. Texas Tech College of Education professors J. Jacob Kirksey, Ph.D. and Jessica J. Gottlieb,…
Oral Arguments Set for Nov. 29 in Legal Fight Over Texas’ School Library Book Rating Law
A U.S. Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals panel will hear oral arguments in the lawsuit over Texas’ new school library book ratings law — a/k/a the “book ban law” and the READER Act…
TEA to Buy 24 Chevy Vehicles for its New School Safety/Security Fleet
The TEA today posted an emergency bid notice seeking vendors that can supply 24 Chevrolet vehicles — one sedan and 23 SUVs — for use by field agents for the agency’s new TEA…
Judge’s Ruling on Whether to Grant Injunction in Accountability Lawsuit Could Come by Oct. 20
The Travis County judge presiding over the lawsuit pitting about 111 school districts against the education commissioner said Tuesday that she will issue a ruling on whether to grant the temporary injunction sought…
Adopted TEA Rule Governs Mandatory School Drills and Active Threat Exercises
The TEA’s adopted revisions to a rule governing mandatory school drills and active threat exercises were posted in the Oct. 6 Texas Register and became effective today (Oct. 10). The adopted rule: The…
TEA Seeks Special-Ed Mediators
The TEA is accepting applications from licensed attorneys (with at least these minimum qualifications) to serve as mediators to help resolve special-ed related disputes between parents and ISDs, charters or other local education…
TEA to Randomly Select Districts to Determine Their School Counselor “Time Tracking” Compliance
TEA has announced that it will randomly select school districts to document how well they are complying with the state-law mandate that school counselors must spend least 80 percent of their total work…
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