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Appeals court blocks Texas from enforcing book rating law

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Appeals court blocks Texas from enforcing book rating law

EducationOversight.org August 20, 2024

The 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals blocked the Texas Education Agency on Wednesday from enforcing a...

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Texas judge temporarily blocks release of “unlawful” school accountability ratings

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Texas judge temporarily blocks release of “unlawful” school accountability ratings

EducationOversight.org August 16, 2024

A Travis County judge temporarily blocked the Texas Education Agency from releasing this year's annual school ratings...

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Here’s why Texas school districts are suing the state’s head of public education

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Here’s why Texas school districts are suing the state’s head of public education

EducationOversight.org August 16, 2024

Arlington and Denton ISDs on Thursday became the latest districts to join a lawsuit against Texas Education...

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Want Texas to build the next great workforce? State needs to boost school funding

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Want Texas to build the next great workforce? State needs to boost school funding

EducationOversight.org August 16, 2024

Although classes may have been out for the summer, the work of Texas public schools is year-round....

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Texas School Thinks It Can Solve Student Mental Health Issues By Banning Black Clothing

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Texas School Thinks It Can Solve Student Mental Health Issues By Banning Black Clothing

EducationOversight.org August 16, 2024

I, for one, would welcome an opportunity for the inmates to run the asylum. It can’t possibly...

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Survey: Stopped Texas School Buses Were Illegally Passed an Average of 1.3 Times on a Single Day in April 2024

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Survey: Stopped Texas School Buses Were Illegally Passed an Average of 1.3 Times on a Single Day in April 2024

EducationOversight.org August 16, 2024

A total of 6,699 individual Texas school bus drivers reported that — on Wednesday, April 24, 2024...

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Local school districts react to accountability ratings being blocked in latest lawsuit against the TEA

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Local school districts react to accountability ratings being blocked in latest lawsuit against the TEA

EducationOversight.org August 16, 2024

WACO, Texas (KWTX) - Every year the Texas Education Agency, or TEA, releases accountability ratings for every...

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Texas lawmaker calls for eliminating Texas Education Agency

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Texas lawmaker calls for eliminating Texas Education Agency

EducationOversight.org August 16, 2024

CORPUS CHRISTI, Tx — Conversations have sparked over State Rep. Glenn Rogers, R-Mineral Wells, intent to file...

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