by Jennifer Childress | May 29, 2019 | Legal Developments
The Texas Association of School Boards reports that Texas leaders have reached a deal on school finance and property tax reform. House Bill 3 is said to increase public education funding by $4.5 billion. According to a summary of Senate Bill 3 drafted by the House...
by Jennifer Childress | Apr 3, 2019 | Uncategorized
The Texas Legislature has been vigorously exploring school finance this legislative session. If one bill passes, Central Texas schools could receive more than $1,800 in funding per student starting next year. According to the Austin-American Statesman, House members...
by Jennifer Childress | Feb 13, 2019 | Bullying
Sexual harassment of students, whether it be by an employee or another student, is prohibited under Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972. Title IX states that “[n]o person in the United States shall, on the basis of sex, be excluded from participation in, be...
by Jennifer Childress | Feb 7, 2019 | Education News
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...
by Jennifer Childress | Sep 20, 2017 | Legal Developments, Liability
This year, the Texas Legislature mandated that all newly-acquired school buses be equipped with three-point seat belts. Senate Bill 693 amended Transportation Code § 547.701(e) in response to two deadly school bus crashes involving Texas students. The legislation...
