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New data shows 50k Texas students withdraw to Homeschool each year, 80k during Covid From Public School to Homeschool

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New data shows 50k Texas students withdraw to Homeschool each year, 80k during Covid

EducationOversight.org September 20, 2024

New data collected from the Texas Education Agency (TEA) and school districts around Texas shows that more...

Texas’ largest educator preparation program will be monitored Texas Teachers of Tomorrow — the largest educator preparation program in the state — must prove it has fixed longstanding problems or risk losing approval to operate in Texas.(PAMOORE / Getty Images/iStockphoto)

Texas Teachers of Tomorrow — the largest educator preparation program in the state — must prove it has fixed longstanding problems or risk losing approval to operate in Texas.(PAMOORE / Getty Images/iStockphoto)

Texas’ largest educator preparation program will be monitored

EducationOversight.org September 20, 2024

Texas Teachers of Tomorrow — the largest educator preparation program in the state — must prove it...

Texas education commissioner urges lawmakers to ban cellphones in K-12 schools School districts across Texas—including nine in Community Impact's coverage areas—have recently tightened their electronic device policies, which range from complete bans to limiting when students can use their phones. (Courtesy Adobe Stock)

School districts across Texas—including nine in Community Impact's coverage areas—have recently tightened their electronic device policies, which range from complete bans to limiting when students can use their phones. (Courtesy Adobe Stock)

Texas education commissioner urges lawmakers to ban cellphones in K-12 schools

EducationOversight.org September 20, 2024

Cellphones are “extremely harmful” to student learning and mental health, Texas Education Agency Commissioner Mike Morath said...

Resources, Relationships, and Respect: The 2024 Texas Teacher Poll By: Lauren Wurman / https://www.tasb.org

By: Lauren Wurman / https://www.tasb.org

Resources, Relationships, and Respect: The 2024 Texas Teacher Poll

EducationOversight.org September 19, 2024

The Charles Butt Foundation has published its annual Texas Teacher Poll, “The Value of the Texas Teaching...

Fort Worth ISD parents, teachers push for, against potential leadership change Fort Worth ISD Superintendent Angélica Ramsey, left, and school board President Roxanne Martinez listen to speakers during a special meeting on Sep. 17, 2024, at the District Service Center in Fort Worth. / Camilo Diaz / Fort Worth Report

Fort Worth ISD Superintendent Angélica Ramsey, left, and school board President Roxanne Martinez listen to speakers during a special meeting on Sep. 17, 2024, at the District Service Center in Fort Worth. / Camilo Diaz / Fort Worth Report

Fort Worth ISD parents, teachers push for, against potential leadership change

EducationOversight.org September 19, 2024

Fathers and mothers stood behind Trenace Dorsey-Hollins, the executive director of Parent Shield, in front of the...

On-campus nuclear reactor approved for university in Texas The nuclear facility on the campus of the Texas college will look different than typical reactors. Getty Images

The nuclear facility on the campus of the Texas college will look different than typical reactors. Getty Images

On-campus nuclear reactor approved for university in Texas

EducationOversight.org September 19, 2024

Abilene Christian University is going nuclear. The small college in Texas has received the green light by...

Sparks Fly Over Education At Grapevine Republicans Meeting Grapevine Republicans Logo | Image by Grapevine Republicans

Sparks Fly Over Education At Grapevine Republicans Meeting

EducationOversight.org September 19, 2024

Grapevine Republicans delved into the state of Texas public education on Tuesday and discussed some of the...

Nacogdoches ISD joins lawsuit against TEA over ‘radical’ changes to STAAR test Teachers help a student into Fredonia Early Childhood Center as classes began around Nacogdoches ISD. Josh Edwards/The Daily Sentinel, file

Teachers help a student into Fredonia Early Childhood Center as classes began around Nacogdoches ISD. Josh Edwards/The Daily Sentinel, file

Nacogdoches ISD joins lawsuit against TEA over ‘radical’ changes to STAAR test

EducationOversight.org September 19, 2024

Nacogdoches ISD has joined a lawsuit against the Texas Education Agency that claims the state’s new, automated...

Texas blocked again from releasing school accountability ratings Texas Education Commissioner Mike Morath said at an event Tuesday that the Texas Education Agency "will prevail" in the lawsuit against the state. / Bill Zeeble / KERA

Texas Education Commissioner Mike Morath said at an event Tuesday that the Texas Education Agency "will prevail" in the lawsuit against the state. / Bill Zeeble / KERA

Texas blocked again from releasing school accountability ratings

EducationOversight.org September 19, 2024

A Travis County judge has again blocked the state from releasing A-F accountability grades. Judge Daniella DeSata...

Texas education commissioner calls for student cellphone ban in schools High school students walk to their next class after the bell rings at Elsik Ninth Grade Center in Houston on March 28, 2018. Credit: Pu Ying Huang for The Texas Tribune

High school students walk to their next class after the bell rings at Elsik Ninth Grade Center in Houston on March 28, 2018. Credit: Pu Ying Huang for The Texas Tribune

Texas education commissioner calls for student cellphone ban in schools

EducationOversight.org September 19, 2024

Texas Education Agency Commissioner Mike Morath on Wednesday said next year lawmakers should ban the use of...