Latest effort to block school ratings cracks Texas districts’ once-united front
A legal effort to block Texas from releasing school performance ratings has created a divide between district leaders who worry the scores are an inaccurate representation of their work and others who say parents need that information to make choices about their kids’ schooling.
Judge blocks Texas Education Agency from releasing school ratings
The Texas Education Agency can't release A-F grades while a lawsuit brought be a handful of school districts moves forward.
Less than half of Texas school districts surveyed have required armed officer on every campus, TEA says
School officials from across Texas told lawmakers on Wednesday that they’re not receiving enough money from the state to comply with House Bill 3.
Judge extends order blocking TEA from releasing the latest A-F school ratings
A lawsuit brought by school districts contends TEA's use of computer scoring on the most recent STAAR tests renders those results “not valid."
Here's where Texas school district lawsuit to delay release of A-F school ratings stands
A Travis County judge issued an order Wednesday prohibiting the Texas education commissioner from releasing A-F school performance ratings.
No A-F grades for Texas schools as judge temporarily blocks release
Texas schools won’t receive A-F accountability grades after a judge granted a new order temporarily blocking them on Wednesday. A coalition of school districts sued over the system alleging that the grades are invalid because they’re based on flawed STAAR tests.
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Do Bible stories belong in K-5 curriculum? Texas board to vote in November
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Texas education board hears public comment on Bible-infused curriculum
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Texas’ largest educator preparation program will be monitored
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