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RtI Misconceptions by Dr. Quentin Woods
The following is a guest blog post from Dr. Quentin Woods of Dr. Q Consulting, an educational consulting firm specializing in innovative thought, systems thinking and conceptual inquiry. In this post. Dr. Woods writes about the common misunderstandings that exist...
SB 11: All You Need to Know
Thanks to our friends at the Texas Association for School Boards for this informative brief summarizing all you need to know about SB 11, the recent bill addressing school safety in the wake of recent school shootings. Some features of the bill are the allocation of...
Texas Students with Dyslexia will Benefit from HB 3
Special education groups are celebrating the recent passing of Texas House Bill 3, which will provide additional funding benefits for students with learning disabilities, like dyslexia. According to Impact Dyslexia, HB 3 will guarantee that: Every school with an...
TEA Releases Annual Report & School Accreditation Statuses
Recently, the Texas Education Agency released both its annual report and its listing of Texas school accreditation statuses. The TEA Annual Report is the second released by the agency, and it "is intended to share the success stories of schools that are meeting the...
Richardson ISD Cans At-Large Elections in Response to Voting Rights Lawsuit
Following a wave of litigation alleging that the school board members do not fairly represent the demographics of constituents, Richardson ISD officials have announced that they will adopt a new voting system to allow for more representation of people of color....
Texas School District Enrollment Drops After Mass Shooting
Student enrollment numbers in the Santa Fe Independent School District are down by more than 4 percent this year, following a mass shooting in the Houston-area district last spring, according to the Associated Press. The AP reports about 200 fewer students enrolled in...
North Texas School District Asks Mom to Prove Her Child is Jewish
A school district in Dallas, Texas is under fire after a parent told a local TV news station that she was asked to provide a note from her "religious establishment" to excuse her child from missing school on Yom Kippur, according to the Jewish Telegraphic Agency. The...
EEOC Boasts Heightened Enforcement Of Workplace Harassment Laws
According to the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), there has been a heightened demand for information and advice on workplace sexual harassment since the start of the #MeToo movement one year ago. The EEOC says it is stepping up enforcement of workplace...
School Reevaluating Dress Code after Suspending Male Student for Makeup
Alvin ISD is currently under fire after suspending a male student for wearing makeup to school. Currently, the school district holds a dress code policy prohibiting boys from wearing makeup to school. But after suspending a male student for violating this code, the...