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Public School State Takeovers
High costs, dwindling enrollment: Is Houston ISD’s playbook under takeover sustainable?
The high price tag, coupled with less state funding from students leaving the district, raises questions about whether the academic improvements are sustainable in the long run and whether other districts can afford to replicate it.
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Mike Morath wanted Texas to reach No. 1 in education. Test scores show there’s more work to do.
Appointed a decade ago, the education commissioner insists that when he has direct oversight, academic gains follow. His critics await better student outcomes.
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Find updated A-F ratings for each public school, district using our Texas Public Schools Explorer
The new accountability data includes student achievement indicators and STAAR scores. Financial data has been updated as well.
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Public Education
Austin mayor releases plan to prevent Texas from taking over the school district
Kirk Watson, a former state legislator, says a parent petition could stop the Texas Education Agency from taking over Austin ISD.
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TribCast
TribCast: How Texas schools will teach about Islam
In this week’s episode, the podcast crew discusses the state’s new social studies curriculum, and the concerns from Muslims that it portrays their religion as violent.
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Public Education
After rescoring STAAR exams, 11 Texas districts seeing A-F grades improve
The score changes are part of an annual process to review the accuracy of STAAR results, state officials said.
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Public Education
State education board finalizes anti-Islamic rewrite of Texas social studies lessons
The final votes conclude years of debate over how social studies lessons should broach race and religion.
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Public Education
School librarians hesitant to discuss books, order more amid Texas battles to restrict titles, they say
Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick’s latest push to restrict what students can access adds to Texas school librarians’ angst, the educators said.
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Public Education
Comptroller requests doubling Texas school voucher program to $2 billion
This is the first year for education savings accounts, which allow Texas families to use taxpayer dollars for private or home schooling.
