Academic Gains Slowing; No Consensus on Why
Over the last decade, Texas students have made steady progress on a number of academic measures. But in recent years, that improvement has begun to stall. Full Story
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TEA Chief Circumvents State Board Charter School Veto
Texas Education Commissioner Michael Williams has effectively overruled a vote by the State Board of Education to deny an Arizona-based charter school's expansion into the Dallas area. Full Story
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New in Trib+Edu: Support for Education Reform
In this week's edition of the Trib+Edu newsletter: Polls show support for education reform, a school lunch controversy and an interview with former Texas Education Commissioner Mike Moses. Full Story
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New in Trib+Edu: Truant Teachers, Babies in Classroom
In this week's edition of the Trib+Edu newsletter: a new focus on chronically absent teachers, using babies to teach empathy and an interview with Rice University's Linda McSpadden McNeil. Full Story
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Lawsuit: Texas' English Language Programs "Grossly Deficient"
Inadequate supervision from the state has led to "grossly deficient" English language instruction for Texas public school students, according to a federal lawsuit filed Tuesday. Full Story
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New in Trib+Edu: New Math App, Undocumented Students
In this week's edition of the Trib+Edu newsletter: A new app points to different methods of teaching math in a digital age, and the federal government issues new guidelines on undocumented students. Full Story
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New in Trib+Edu: Spotlight on Teacher Diversity, Evaluations
In this week's edition of the Trib+Edu newsletter: Diversity and evaluation of teachers are in the spotlight, and an interview with John Kuhn, superintendent of the Perrin-Whitt CISD. Full Story
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Battle Brewing Over Teacher Evaluation Rules
A new state policy that ties teacher evaluations to student performance on standardized tests is drawing criticism from a range of sources. It is likely to be a topic of discussion Wednesday at a Texas House Public Education Committee hearing. Full Story
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Houston Teachers Sue District Over Test-Based Evaluation
Seven teachers, backed by the Houston branch of the American Federation of Teachers, are suing the Houston school district over a new approach tying standardized test results to pay and employment decisions. Full Story
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New in Trib+Edu: Standardized Testing, Earlier Career Path Choices
In this week's edition of the Trib+Edu newsletter: more questions about standardized testing, students making decisions earlier and earlier on career paths and an interview with the TEA's Heather Mauzé. Full Story
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Laszlo Bock: The TT Interview
Google's senior vice president of people operations on how to create the next Silicon Valley in Texas, whether college is worth it and how universities can better prepare students for the workforce. Full Story
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New in Trib+Edu: Testing Questioned, Healthy Students
In this week's edition of the Trib+Edu newsletter: rethinking standardized testing, getting students moving and an interview with David Dunn of the Texas Charter Schools Association. Full Story
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Transparency Committee Proceeds Cautiously as Emotions Rise
Following the release of a special counsel's report laying out possible grounds for University of Texas System Regent Wallace Hall's impeachment, a legislative committee is proceeding cautiously as it determines its next steps. Full Story
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Advocates Urge Perry to Ban Tasers in Schools
After a Round Rock school police officer used a Taser to stop a fight Monday, some Texas youth advocates are urging Gov. Rick Perry to ban Tasers and pepper spray in public schools. Full Story
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State's STAAR Calculator Directive Draws Concerns
Starting in the 2014-15 school year, eighth-graders in Texas public schools will be required to have graphing calculators or tablets for STAAR assessments. Some poorer school districts are concerned that the mandate ignores fiscal challenges they're already facing. Full Story
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Davis Continues Attacks on Abbott's Education Proposals
At an event in Austin on Monday, Democrat Wendy Davis accused Republican gubernatorial opponent Greg Abbott of proposing increased testing and denying equal access to pre-K education. Full Story
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UT Regent Wallace Hall Case Referred to Travis County Prosecutors
Allegations of potential criminal wrongdoing in the handling of private student information on the part of University of Texas System Regent Wallace Hall have been referred to Travis County prosecutors. Full Story
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Davis: Abbott is Backing Away From Pre-K Plan
At the Texas State Teachers Association’s convention in San Marcos on Saturday, Democratic gubernatorial candidate Wendy Davis accused her Republican opponent, Greg Abbott, of retreating from his early education policy proposal. Full Story
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Hardin: Impeachment Recommendations Up to Committee
What the members of the legislative committee investigating a University of Texas System regent do with a report laying out four potential bases for his impeachment is "entirely up to them," the committee's special counsel said Thursday. Full Story
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UT-Austin Faculty Objects to Shared Services Plan
A proposal to save money by consolidating administrative services at the University of Texas at Austin has encountered resistance from faculty members, who call it "part of the overly zealous, profit-motivated corporatist mandate." Full Story
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