Gov. Rick Perry on Tuesday voiced his support for revamping the state’s newly implemented student assessment system.
Public Education
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Bill Seeks to Protect Religious Groups
State Rep. Matt Krause’s bill would require public schools to give religious and nonreligious groups the same access to facilities during noneducational time.
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Public Education
The Hot Seat: A Conversation with Waco Lawmakers
At last Friday’s Hot Seat conversation at Baylor University, state Sen. Brian Birdwell, R-Granbury, and state Reps. Charles “Doc” Anderson, R-Waco, and Kyle Kacal, R-College Station, talked about public ed, health care and other issues in play in the 83rd session.
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Public Education
At Capitol Education Rally, Tough Words for Legislature
Public education advocates at a rally at the Capitol on Saturday accused lawmakers of strangling public schools with out-of-control high-stakes testing and funding cuts. Organizers said about 3,500 people attended.
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Criminal Justice
TribWeek: In Case You Missed It
Grissom begins a gripping series on mental health and criminal justice, Hamilton and White on the Senate’s defense of UT-Austin, Murphy’s interactive look at public school test scores, Ramshaw finds the governor digging in on the Medicaid expansion, Rocha and Dehn visit a weapons maker with Ted Cruz, M. Smith explores another angle on unpopular standardized testing, Batheja on a car that drives right past state laws, Aguilar reports on the other immigration problem, Aaronson on a break in the race for a cancer cure: The best of our best for the week of February 18-22, 2012.
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Demographics
TribLive: A Conversation About Demographic Change
Full video of Julián Aguilar’s February 21 TribLive conversation about the impact of demographic change on public policy with state Reps. Rafael Anchia, D-Dallas, and Larry Gonzales, R-Round Rock.
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Public Education
Amid Anti-Testing Furor, a Focus on High School Graduation Requirements
Proposals to modify high school graduation requirements have won the support of educators and industry groups. But some worry momentum against high-stakes testing could sweep away progress in improving preparation for college and career.
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Public Education
Bill Targets Domestic Partnerships in School District’s Health Plan
Pflugerville ISD made history last year when the board of trustees approved health benefits for domestic partners of its employees. In response, Rep. Drew Springer, R-Muenster, has filed a bill to cut the district’s health care funding.
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Public Education
Texas Lawmakers Mixed on Charter School Proposal
At an education hearing on Thursday, Sen. Dan Patrick, R-Houston, brought in national experts in an effort to build consensus around an ambitious plan to reform the state’s charter school system.
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Demographics
TribLive: Anchia and Gonzales on Public Education
At Thursday’s TribLive conversation, state Reps. Rafael Anchia, D-Dallas, and Larry Gonzales, R-Round Rock, talked to Julián Aguilar about the intersection of public education and demographic change.