by Andrea Payne | Feb 13, 2020 | Students
According to the United States Interagency Council on Homelessness, 115,676 public school students in Texas were reported to the U.S. Department of Education as homeless during 2018. Of those, 4,591 were unsheltered. “Unsheltered” is a euphemism for spending your...
by Andrea Payne | Feb 6, 2020 | Education News, National
Last Thursday DeAndre Arnold appeared on the Ellen show and was gifted a $20,000 dollar scholarship from Ellen and Alicia Keys. On Friday he was publicly invited to the Oscars as a guest of Gabrielle Union and Dwayne Wade during “CBS This Morning”. DeAndre’s recent...
by Andrea Payne | Jan 28, 2020 | Ed311, Events, Special Education
Jim Walsh, founding partner of Walsh Gallegos Treviño Russo & Kyle PC in Austin, will be moderating our upcoming 34th annual Spring Conference on Special Education Law. Jim and other expert attorneys from throughout Texas will share their experience and expertise...
by Andrea Payne | Jan 21, 2020 | Education News, Legal Developments
Although TEA likely hopes to prevent the hiring of teachers who are investigated for offenses far more serious than simply being a “bad” teacher, the new Do Not Hire registry brings to mind the notorious Lemon Dance. Marginally effective teachers can shuffle from...
