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Public Education
Faced with a teacher shortage, West Texas school district may be latest to go virtual
As an oil boom increases housing costs and lures staff away, the Ector County school board has struggled to recruit and retain enough teachers.
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Texas Legislature 2019
Texas projects state funding for schools to drop as local revenue grows
In a preliminary budget request, the Texas Education Agency revealed it expects the state to put less money into public education next year because of fast-increasing local property values.
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Public Education
Texas education board workgroup changes course on “heroic” Alamo defenders
After submitting a recommendation to remove the word “heroic” from seventh-grade history textbooks, a Texas State Board of Education workgroup backed off its proposal after outcry from officials and the public.
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Texas Elections 2018
Gov. Greg Abbott’s campaign ads boast about expanding pre-K. Advocates say his claims are misleading.
Early childhood education advocates say the governor created an “unfunded mandate” for higher-quality pre-K that Texas schools are unable to meet.
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Public Education
Texas considering cutting high school cosmetology courses
The Texas Education Agency says cosmetologists don’t make enough to justify continuing high school cosmetology programs. Teachers and students say reported salaries don’t tell the whole story.
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Politics
Gov. Greg Abbott warns Texas education board of “political correctness” over Alamo history standards
An advisory committee has suggested eliminating a line in seventh-grade history standards about “all the heroic defenders who gave their lives” at the Alamo.
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Public Education
Texas won’t pay to educate migrant kids in shelters. Now two charter schools are scrambling.
State education officials did not seem to be aware the two public schools were located in migrant shelters, despite approving their applications.
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Public Education
Despite cost savings, retired teachers health care program still underwater
The Teacher Retirement System likely will not vote to increase premiums for retired teachers this month, as previously expected, an agency official said.
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Public Education
State audit finds serious flaws in Texas Education Agency contracting process
The audit says the Texas Education Agency consistently bypassed required steps and failed to consider other options before awarding a special education contract.