Under Texas Education Code (TEC) §29.918, a school district or open-enrollment charter school with a high dropout rate, as determined by the commissioner, must submit a plan each year describing […]
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By Dario Avila, senior consultant TASB Special Education Solutions School-based Medicaid programs, including Texas’ own School Health and Related Services (SHARS) program, often can be complicated and confusing. Following is
SHARS Program Updates for the 2024 School Year Read More »
The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) has invited the public to comment on its proposed “Enforcement Guidance on Harassment in the Workplace.” The Federal Register posted for public inspection and published the
EEOC Proposes Updated Workplace Harassment Guidance to Protect Workers Read More »
The Department of Education issued a Dear Colleague Letter to Chief State School Officers, outlining recommendations for maximizing use of dedicated American Rescue Plan (ARP) funding for homeless children and youth (HCY) to
DOE Funding for Homeless Students Read More »
The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) has issued resources to comply with the Pregnant Workers Fairness Act (PWFA), which requires covered employers to provide reasonable accommodations to a worker’s
Resources Available to Implement New Pregnancy Discrimination Law Read More »
The Department of Education issued a Dear Colleague Letter to Chief State School Officers, confirming school districts’ responsibilities to serve immigrant students. The DOE also announced a recently updated Newcomer Toolkit, and shared
DOE on Serving Immigrant Students Read More »
Padmaja Sarathy—one of ED311’s long-running collaborators and valued educational consultants—is the creator of many of our most popular and highly regarded resources, including Autism Spectrum Disorders: Seven Steps of Support,
Free Webinars on ASD & Mindfulness from Padmaja Sarathy Read More »
To counter the rising surge of ransomware and malicious activity affecting local educational agencies (LEAs) around the state, the Texas Education Agency (TEA) is launching the TX K-12 Cybersecurity Initiative,
TEA Launches K-12 Cybersecurity Initiative Read More »
By Denise Carter, manager TASB Student Solutions The U.S. Department of Education (USDE) informed the Texas Education Agency in June 2023 that it completed its corrective actions for statewide noncompliance
Updated Special Education Requirements and Guidelines for Maintaining Compliance Read More »
HB 3 amended the Texas Education Code by adding Section §37.1131 (effective September 1, 2023), which requires each school system to adopt a policy for providing notice regarding violent activity
TEA Releases Model Standards for Parent Notice of Violent Activity Read More »
