by Andrea Payne | Aug 27, 2021 | Education News, Legal Developments
The Texas House Public Education Committee passed SB 15 earlier this week. This bill would allow schools to create programs for virtual learning, enabling some students to attend class via computer. According to the draft bill, schools must qualify by earning at...
by Andrea Payne | Jun 25, 2021 | Legal Developments
Last March Austin ISD announced that it would no longer allow PTA funds to pay for staff positions. (Many other Texas school districts already have policies prohibiting this practice.) House Bill 1525, however, goes into effect on September 1st, and it requires...
by Andrea Payne | Jun 18, 2021 | Legal Developments
Texas is now one of three states with a law limiting the teaching of critical race theory in a K-12 public school classroom. HB 3979 was signed on June 15 by Governor Abbott, and it dictates how Texas teachers can speak on current events and our national history of...
by Jennifer Childress | Jun 17, 2021 | Legal Developments
The parents of an intellectually disabled student in the Houston Independent School District sued the district and the student’s teacher alleging Title IX and constitutional violations. According to the suit, the school knew of the student’s cognitive and emotional...
by Jennifer Childress | Jun 7, 2021 | Legal Developments, Uncategorized
A group of teachers (Teachers) at the Dallas Independent School District filed grievances objecting to DISD’s method of evaluating teacher performance. DISD denied the grievances as untimely. On appeal, the Commissioner of Education dismissed the grievances,...
by Jennifer Childress | May 26, 2021 | Legal Developments
The U.S. Department of Education has released a guide regarding funding under the Elementary and Secondary School Emergency Relief (ESSER) Programs, Governor’s Emergency Education Relief (GEER) Programs. Under GEER, established in the CARES Act, the Department...
