September 23, 2026

Curriculum

Texas schools are hiring more teachers without traditional training. They hope the state will pay to prepare them. First-year educator Amanda Garza McIntyre interacts with her students at Freeport Intermediate School in Freeport on Aug. 16, 2024. McIntyre transitioned from being an administrative assistant at a construction company to becoming an eighth grade science teacher through the help of a Freeport Intermediate School preparation program. Credit: Douglas Sweet Jr. for The Texas Tribune

Texas schools are hiring more teachers without traditional training. They hope the state will pay to prepare them.

EducationOversight.org September 4, 2024
When Texas lawmakers passed legislation in 2015 that created a pathway for public schools to hire more...
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As more than 100 Texas school districts pay recapture, Denton ISD doesn’t expect to send dollars back to Austin Student enrollment and attendance determine school district funding. Courtesy photo / Denton ISD

As more than 100 Texas school districts pay recapture, Denton ISD doesn’t expect to send dollars back to Austin

EducationOversight.org August 30, 2024
The school board just voted to use a weighted average daily attendance formula in case 'Robin Hood'...
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