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Public Education
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Federal officials tell Texas to go beyond plan for special education overhaul
In a letter Friday, federal officials said Texas should do more to monitor school districts’ compliance with special education law and ensure parents have necessary information in their native languages.
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Public Education
Texas wants schools to pay for ACT and SAT exams. Local districts say that’s unreasonable.
School districts say the state — not local districts — should pick up the estimated $5.45 million annual tab for the tests.
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Public Education
Texas and the feds square off over $33 million in special education funds
The legal battle played out at a federal appeals court Wednesday, with the two sides debating whether Texas’ decreased spending on kids with disabilities years ago violated federal law.
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Public Education
Texas spent less on students with disabilities. But did it break the law?
Texas will argue Wednesday at a federal appeals court that its decision to decrease special education funding several years ago did not violate federal law.
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Mayor Bill de Blasio says his “progressive vision” for New York City can be copied across the country
De Blasio, a two-term Democrat, answered questions about the subway, progressivism at the local and national levels and politics in an increasingly left-wing New York state.
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Attorney General Ken Paxton defends Texas law requiring students to stand for Pledge of Allegiance
Students can be excused from the requirement if their parents give written permission. But a lawsuit claims the law violates students’ free speech rights.
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Public Education
Texas’ Teacher Retirement System will not raise health premiums for retired teachers
The decision means TRS will need to ask the state for $238 million to keep the health insurance program running through 2021.
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Politics
Texas Attorney General warns Austin ISD: Don’t stop churches from renting school facilities
Austin ISD is considering a policy change that would limit rental use of its facilities, including to a church that uses one building for Sunday sermons.