Speaking via Zoom to anxious parents, one Austin ISD principal pleaded to his audience by saying, “Don’t make the battleground for wearing or not wearing a mask [our] elementary school.” […]
Battleground or School Playground? Read More »
The third round of ESSER funds is being allocated to Texas school districts just as some schools still haven’t finished spending their allotment from the first round. This third round
Who’s getting the most ESSER funds and how are they spending it? Read More »
Texas students with significant disabilities that have been affected by school closures due to COVID-19 can still apply for the SSES grant—Supplemental Special Education Services. TEA manages and disperses these
SSES Grant Application Deadline Extended Read More »
Congratulations on surviving another school year! With all of the things on your plate, it’s pretty clear everyone is super busy. No surprise there. Before you finalize the year and
SHARS Summer Time Reminders from TASB Special Education Solutions Read More »
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
Austin ISD, PTAs, the Lege, and Paxton Read More »
The U.S. Supreme Court has sided with a cheerleader who was suspended from the squad for her off-campus social media posts. The case is Mahanoy Area School District v. B.L.,
US Supreme Court Sides with Cheerleader in First Amendment Suit Read More »
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
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,
Title IX Peer Harassment Claim Allowed to Proceed Read More »
TASSP and ED311 are proud to present this year’s Frank R. Kemerer award to Elisa Murillo of Highlands High School in San Antonio. The Frank R. Kemerer award recognizes an
The Frank R. Kemerer Award Recipient: Elisa Murillo Read More »
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
Supreme Court Considers DISD Teacher Commissioner Appeal Read More »
