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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...
FBI releases advisory concerning risks to students using education technologies
Last week, the Federal Bureau of Investigation issued an advisory encouraging public awareness of cyber threat concerns related to K-12 students. According to the FBI, the rapid growth of education technologies and collection of student data could have privacy...
Back-to-School Protest Podcast from Amicus
The below is reprinted from Slate.com. Student activism is back in America’s schools. Young people mobilizing around gun safety and social-justice issues are heading back to school. We talk to Mary Beth Tinker, who took her fight for the right to protest at school all...
One Minute Music Video for Restorative Practices!
We're so pleased to share this fantastic new music video for the song "One Minute" by Mark Medley, which features our Restorative Practices trainers from NEDRP. This song is a testament to the challenges many students in our schools are facing, as well as a testament...