The Texas House Wednesday moved a step closer to changing end-of-course writing assessments for high school students that critics say are overly burdensome and prevent too many students from graduating.
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Reluctant House Panel Approves A-F Grades For Schools
A plan to give public schools A through F grades cleared a Texas House panel Tuesday night — but not without other changes in accountability standards reducing the role student assessments play in measuring public school performance.
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Demographics
A Look at How House, Senate Budgets Compare
This week, the House and the Senate named the members of a conference committee that will resolve the differences between the two chambers’ budget plans. Here’s a look at how the two proposals compare, with details on some areas where the plans diverge.
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Seniors Who Fail State Exams May Have Chance at Diploma
Thousands of high school seniors who haven’t passed the required state exams are close to getting a chance at a diploma anyway under a measure advancing in the Texas Legislature.
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Patrick Advisers Blast Abbott’s Pre-K Plans
Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick’s grassroots advisers are blasting Gov. Greg Abbott’s plan to enhance pre-kindergarten programs, a move sure to increase tension between the top two Republican leaders.
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Senate Gives Initial OK to School Scholarship Plan
Scholarships funded by state business tax credits would help some low-income parents send their children to private schools under a measure tentatively approved by the Texas Senate Monday.
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New in Trib+Edu: Early Education Bill Passes House
In this week’s edition of the Trib+Edu newsletter: A key early education bill passes the Texas House, rethinking the role of school librarian and an interview with Christopher McCarthy, an educational psychology professor at the University of Texas at Austin.
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“Parent Trigger” School Bill Clears Texas Senate
If a public school isn’t getting the job done, parents would have greater power to demand changes under legislation passed by the Texas Senate on Wednesday.
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Senate Shapes Plan for Private Scholarships
In its quest for school choice legislation, the Senate is backing away from traditional vouchers and heading toward a plan that would use donations to fund scholarships for low-income students trying to get out of weak schools.
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Aycock: School Finance Plan is “First Best Attempt”
Most Texas school districts would see increased funding under proposed changes to the state’s public education funding system, House Public Education Chairman Jimmie Don Aycock, R-Killeen, said Tuesday.
