At this morning’s TribLive conversation, Texas Education Commissioner Michael Williams addressed the hottest topic in public education in Texas today: the state’s standardized testing regimen.
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State of Mind: Midland Educators Want More College Readiness
Midland educators say the one-size-fits-all college readiness plan has run its course. They’re working with area lawmakers to push legislation that would allow districts to offer different curriculum tracks, to better prepare students for the next step in their careers.
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TribLive: Williams on Guns in Schools
At this morning’s TribLive conversation, Texas Education Commissioner Michael Williams talked about possible legislation that would increase access to firearms for teachers and other school personnel.
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State of Mind: Midland Educators Want More Choices for Students
When it comes to choice in education, some legislators are thinking about more than school vouchers. Lawmakers representing West Texas will be filing proposals that would allow students to choose career paths that benefit local industries.
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Land Board Votes to Transfer $300 Million to School Fund
The School Land Board voted Tuesday to release $300 million into the Available School Fund for public schools. The funds had been caught in a standoff between the Legislature and the board, whose members include Land Commissioner Jerry Patterson.
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Economy
School Finance Trial Will Influence Session, With or Without a Final Decision
A final decision in the school finance trial against the state involving more than two-thirds of its districts and charter schools likely won’t happen until after the lights go out in the 83rd Legislature. But that doesn’t mean what’s happening inside of the courtroom now won’t have an impact on policy under the pink dome.
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To Boost School Security, Lawmakers Push to Increase Access to Guns
Some Texas legislators are emphasizing the need for teachers and other school personnel to have increased access to firearms on campus. Ahead of the 83rd legislative session, bills have been proposed with that mission in mind.
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Year in Review: Education
For public education in Texas, 2012 was the year of accountability. At the state’s universities, the competition for dollars to boost research and status heated up. Here’s a look back at the year’s biggest stories about public and higher education.
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Criminal Justice
Texas Weekly Newsreel: Money for Schools, Guns for Schools
Lt. Gov. David Dewhurst and state Sen. Dan Patrick, R-Houston, unveiled their school choice legislation, without many financial details and hardly a word about vouchers. And last week’s schoolhouse shootings in Connecticut prompted Texas legislators to propose changes in the state’s gun laws.
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Dewhurst, Patrick Discuss Plans for “Sweeping” School Reform
Lt. Gov. David Dewhurst and Sen. Dan Patrick gave the first details of what they promised would be a wide-ranging set of proposals for public education policy during the upcoming legislative session.