EducationStatewide NewsTexas Education Agency to Take Over Houston Independent School District
Education Commissioner Morath will replace Houston’s elected board of trustees with appointed managers no earlier than June 1.
Education Commissioner Morath will replace Houston’s elected board of trustees with appointed managers no earlier than June 1.
Touting improvements in the troubled Houston school district since 2019, Turner is demanding that the state drop plans to intervene.
A school choice policy expert claims certain public education lobby groups have legislative agendas that are in direct conflict with each other.
The statement marks Abbott's first foray into a detailed plan for school choice reform this year.
Patterson's READER Act seeks to hold book vendors accountable for sexually explicit content and stop the selling of related material to schools.
The Houston-area Democrat co-authored legislation allowing the state to appoint a board of managers over chronically failing school districts.
After years of litigation, the Supreme Court opinion clears the way for the TEA commissioner to replace the elected trustees with appointed managers.
In 2021, the Legislature passed a bill that confirms Texas Education Agency commissioner's authority to replace the board of trustees.
The state legislature has directed $100 million to bolster mental health and school safety initiatives.
Polling data suggests the majority of Texas teachers are discontented with their jobs despite rising numbers of hired educators.
While enrollment in Texas public schools has dropped recently, the number of students withdrawing to homeschool is growing.
The responses to last year's ban have been mixed, and some lawmakers are doubtful that it is having a measurable effect on Texas classrooms.