The Texas Education Agency is updating the Texas Student Data System (TSDS) during the 2024-2025 school year. The updates are aimed at improving the quality of data collection, management, and […]
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The 89th Texas Legislature has introduced several education-related bills. Here are a few notable ones: 1. Senate Bill 568: This bill focuses on special education in public schools, including funding
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The Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals affirmed the dismissal of a student’s discrimination suit against Austin Independent School District. B.W., a Caucasian, Christian, and Republican student, filed suit against AISD,
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A Texas federal district court struck down new overtime rules under the Fair Labor Standards Act that applied to employers nationwide. The FLSA generally requires covered employers to pay their
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ED311 is very proud to announce our newest publication—The Hiring Handbook by Cathleen White (with contributions by Jennifer Childress). Take the guesswork out of hiring highly qualified, effective, reliable staff
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A Spring Independent School District math teacher sued the district claiming age and disability discrimination, retaliation, and defamation. He argued that the district’s actions, including placing him on performance improvement
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The United States Supreme Court denied a request by the United States Department of Education for partial stays on preliminary injunctions against new Department of Education rules under Title IX,
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Deroald Hopkins, an African-American man, served as Chief Operations Officer/Chief Financial Officer for Wayside Schools starting in November 2017. Wayside is a nonprofit organization that operates open-enrollment charter schools in
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The plaintiff, Disability Rights Texas (DRTx), a nonprofit organization established to protect and advocate for people with disabilities, sued Klein Independent School District (KISD) and associated officials, claiming that KISD
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This summer, Governor Greg Abbott launched Sentinel, a system designed to enhance the safety and security of students, faculty, and staff in school buildings across Texas. Sentinel is provided by
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