Texas law requires all students who do not achieve” approaches” or higher on STAAR grades 3 through 8 or End of Course (EOC) assessments be provided accelerated instruction. These requirements, […]
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Child abuse reporting requirements have changed to provide more information and transparency related to individuals making a report. House Bill 63 amends Texas Family Code provisions that address reports of
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Gov. Abbot’s year-long teacher task force put this very obvious suggestion at the top of its list; unions, employees, families, communities, and school administrators have been shouting it loud and
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The Texas Legislature has passed a bill aimed at ensuring public school safety. House Bill 3 requires school boards to determine the appropriate number of armed security officers for each
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The Department of Education’s Office of Civil Rights has issued its annual report for fiscal year 2022. These reports summarize OCR’s policy and enforcement activities and are required by Section
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A new law now enables districts to opt in to hiring chaplains to work with or in lieu of school counselors starting next school year. Texas chaplains will soon be
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The Texas Health and Human Services Commission and the Texas Institute for Excellence in Mental Health have updated their mental health toolkit. It promotes the Zero Suicide in Texas initiative
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Recent data analysis confirms that math and reading proficiency measures have fallen since 2019. Any classroom teacher can attest to that, but the National Assessment of Educational Progress has analyzed
The Texas Education Agency has released the following minimum standards for bullying prevention policies and procedures to be implemented by school districts and open-enrollment charter schools under Texas Education Code
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This month, U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Tom Vilsack announced several major initiatives to support and enhance the health of children through nutritious school meals. First, he shared updates to the school meal standards to
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