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School calendar options have caused an uproar

School calendar options have caused an uproar

A lot of school employees have been in an uproar about headlines announcing possible changes to school calendars for next year. Let’s get…
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As the funds dry up, Dallas ISD campuses benefiting from big investments slide backward

As the funds dry up, Dallas ISD campuses benefiting from big investments slide backward

But will new state money for flawed ACE program really make it sustainable?
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Voucher case heard in Supreme Court: Will a ruling bolster the Trump administration’s attempts to…

Voucher case heard in Supreme Court: Will a ruling bolster the Trump administration’s attempts to…

Here’s big — and what could be scary — news for the nation and the future of federal and state school funding and the battle against…
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Suspension stats in Beaumont raise red flags

Suspension stats in Beaumont raise red flags

It’s clear that when you lead the state — by a wide margin — in suspending your students, that something is amiss. Here we have a district…
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Charter chain nixes private jet lease after scrutiny from our union and the media

Charter chain nixes private jet lease after scrutiny from our union and the media

That didn’t take long — for IDEA charter schools head Tom Torkelson to realize that the multi-million dollar lease for a private jet his…
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Charter chain set to spend millions of dollars on luxury jet

Charter chain set to spend millions of dollars on luxury jet

The IDEA charter schools governing board recently approved two leases and related expenses that amount to at least $160,000 a month for a…
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Money drives district partnerships with charter schools

Money drives district partnerships with charter schools

If you can’t sell charter-school partnerships with districts on their merit, add some money to the pot to sweeten the idea. This isn’t a…
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New study bolster’s TEA’s contention that STAAR reading test is at proper grade levels

New study bolster’s TEA’s contention that STAAR reading test is at proper grade levels

Numerous media outlets have reported on a new University of Texas study commissioned by TEA to look at claims that STAAR Reading tests…
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Architect of law resulting in state takeover of Houston ISD continues to stand behind his flawed…

Architect of law resulting in state takeover of Houston ISD continues to stand behind his flawed…

As the Houston Federation of Teachers continues to battle a state takeover of Houston ISD, the architect of the law that led to the state…
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Reading beyond the headlines adds context to ‘warning’ language on TRS pension fund

Reading beyond the headlines adds context to ‘warning’ language on TRS pension fund

A story in the Quorum Report (a well-followed online news site for Texas politics) on July 23 seemed to sound an ominous alarm: “Much…
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