News Briefs
A group of university educators called on the Texas board of education last week to delay a final vote on contentious statewide curriculum standards.
April 20, 2010 - Education Week
Gulf Coast students who have remained in Texas public schools since fleeing Hurricane Katrina in 2005 have made steady academic gains and now surpass some of their Texas peers, according to a study.
April 20, 2010 - Education Week
A federal appeals panel has reversed a July 2008 ruling by a U.S. district court that Texas must revamp its programs for secondary English-language learners because they violate federal law.
March 30, 2010 - Education Week
Two employees at a school in north Houston have been reassigned over allegations of cheating in preparations for the Texas Assessment of Knowledge and Skills test.
March 9, 2010 - Education Week
Gov. Perry said students should have to prove they're enrolled in school and working toward a diploma or a General Educational Development certificate if they want to get and keep a driver's license.
February 2, 2010 - Education Week
In their rush to make sure that the author of a book on Marxism didn’t make it into the state’s new lineup of social studies standards, the Texas board of ed. ended up targeting a similarly named children’s author.
February 2, 2010 - Education Week