SHARS Handbook Officially Released
The holidays are finally here, and cooler weather is coming! In Texas, you never know how long it will last, so the next time you get the opportunity to curl […]
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National Special Education Day
December 2nd was National Special Education Day. It was first celebrated in 2005 in honor of the 30th anniversary of IDEA. IDEA—the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act—originally dates to 1975
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Abbott Joins Krause
Just a few short days after Matt Krause announced the launch of an investigation into Texas school districts’ libraries, naming 850 books that he feels have no place in our
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Check your libraries….
Certain as-yet-unspecified school districts in Texas must report to Republican state representative Matt Krause about their libraries. Krause compiled a list of 850 books, and he wants to know if
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Dress Codes Are Getting Hairy
Magnolia ISD (northwest of Houston) is being sued by the American Civil Liberties Union for a dress code that requires boys—and only boys—to have short hair. Magnolia ISD policy states
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Pursuing Mindfulness-based Practices: A “Must” Now and Forever
Cultivating calmness and enabling students to develop coping skills through mindfulness exercises to overcome the stress and anxiety caused by the pandemic is a priority for educators and schools. Students
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Investigations, Lawsuits, & Masks in Texas Schools
Last week the federal government announced that it will investigate TEA because the state organization’s guidance prohibiting mask mandates may be “preventing school districts in the state from considering or
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P.R.E.V.E.N.T. Problem Behaviors: Seven Contemplative Discipline Steps
Everyone–parents, educators, and kids–are incredibly grateful that schools are “open” this year, despite the many interruptions from temporary closures and quarantines that COVID is still delivering. We’re all just so
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Teachers and Social Media
When I went to my very first new teacher orientation training in 2003, the assistant principal running the show advised all of us rookies to be careful when drinking adult
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Stop the Substitute Shuffle
COVID continues to expose the cracks in our societal structures. It is completely possible for us to just shuffle from year to year, trudging along within ineffective systems…until something unexpected
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