Texas Senate panel advances bill banning DEI in K-12 public schools
A priority bill filed in the Texas Senate seeks to extend the state’s ban on diversity, equity and inclusion initiatives to K ...
Humble ISD spent $1.9M on outside counsel to litigate Title IX and related processes, report shows
A new report from Humble ISD shows the board spent almost $2 million in legal fees to litigate Title IX complaints and ...
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Texas needs to get more teachers certified and ready for the classroom
Buried in Texas House Bill 2 are a few measures that could help get more certified teachers into Texas classrooms.
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CCISD wins 9-year legal battle for enlarged boundaries
The district is gaining a 335-acre detachment from Lampasas ISD near Big Divide after an education commissioner’s ruling ...
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Texas Legislature expected to vote on statewide cellphone ban at public schools
In 2024, Texas Education Agency Commissioner Mike Morath also called for a statewide ban at public schools. He testified at a Senate Education Committee hearing last September where he called the ...
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North Texas lawmaker files bill to abolish Texas Education Agency, calls for ending STAAR test
Andy Hopper, R-Decatur, filed the bill – HB 2657 – that would transfer the powers of the Texas Education Agency and its commissioner (currently Mike Morath) to the State Board of Education ...
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Public Education Committee holds first hearing of 2025 legislative session
Texas Education Agency Commissioner, Mike Morath, sat in front of the Public Education Committee for hours, detailing where education and where it can improve. Teacher pay led the conversation.
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Texas Senate panel advances bill banning DEI in K-12 public schools
Parents could appeal the school’s response to the Texas Education Commissioner Mike Morath, who the bill requires to assign an arbitrator to review the complaint and conduct a hearing.