Texas

Texas' Clout Over Textbooks Could Shift With Market
Regardless of the degree of influence Texas wields on texts nationally, recent state laws on digital materials could force change.
April 22, 2010 | Updated: March 23, 2012 - Education Week
Storm Evacuees Gained in Texas Schools, Study Says
Students who stayed in Texas after Hurricane Katrina made steady improvements, a report says, though questions are raised on methodology.
April 14, 2010 - Education Week
Rewriting of States' Standards on Social Studies Stirs Debate
As Texas, North Carolina, and Ohio rewrite their social studies standards, the expectations around history are stirring controversy.
March 30, 2010 - Education Week
History a Flash Point as States Debate Standards
As Texas, North Carolina, and Ohio rewrite their social studies standards, the expectations around history are stirring controversy.
March 25, 2010 - Education Week
Election Loosens Conservatives' Hold on Texas Board
The Texas state education board's Christian conservative bloc was weakened Wednesday after one of its most prominent members lost his seat.
March 9, 2010 - Education Week
News Briefs

Educators Seek Delay of Vote on Social Studies Standards
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

Katrina Evacuees Improve on Exams
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

Federal Appeals Panel Reverses Order on English-Learners in Texas
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

School Employees Reassigned Over TAKS Cheating Claims
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

Texas Governor Wants to Tie Licenses to School Enrollment
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

Children's Author Snared in Mix-Up
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

More News Briefs Left Arrow
Texas Gov. Attacks Obama Plan for Grants to Schools
January 20, 2010 - AP
Supreme Court Turns Down Three Education Cases
Justices refuse to hear a challenge to a Texas school district's dress code, a Kentucky tax case, and a teacher-testing case.
January 19, 2010 - Education Week
Perry: Texas Won't Seek Federal Education Funding
January 14, 2010 - AP
NCLB Suit Dismissal Stands as Appeals Court Deadlocks
The U.S. 6th Circuit Court of Appeals spent 10 months deliberating on the suit filed by NEA and nine school districts.
October 26, 2009 - Education Week
Four Cities Cited for Successful ELL Policies
Central-office support, access to the full curriculum, and teacher training help urban districts educate English-learners, a report finds.
October 22, 2009 - Education Week
Oral-Language Skills for English-Learners Focus of Researchers
Scholars say students need chances to speak in class and to find a "personal voice" in the new language.
October 19, 2009 - Education Week
Texas School Board Backs More Inclusion in Social Studies Draft
The state school board tells writers to reinstate holidays and give more prominence to minority figures in the social studies standards.
September 29, 2009 - Education Week
GAO Calls Four States 'High Risk' on Stimulus
The Education Department says California, Illinois, Michigan, and Texas are at “high risk” for spending problems under the economic-stimulus program.
September 24, 2009 | Updated: April 4, 2012 - Education Week
The Readiness Agenda
The state is a national leader in trying to ensure that students are ready for postsecondary study.
September 17, 2009 - Education Week
A Four-Time Finalist, Texas District Earns $1 Million Broad Prize
September 16, 2009 | Updated: April 4, 2012 - Education Week
Commentary
Learning Science vs. Doing Science
August 31, 2009 - Education Week
Texas Braces for Debate on U.S. History Standards
August 17, 2009 - Education Week
Texas Reworks School Accountability, Budgeting
June 26, 2009 - Education Week
Dallas Schools Urged to Borrow $100M
June 12, 2009 - AP
Teacher With Swine Flu Dies in Texas
May 6, 2009 - AP
Swine Flu Fears Lead to More Texas School Closings
April 30, 2009 - AP
Do Texas Science Standards Hinder Critical Thinking?
April 28, 2009 - Education Week
Swine Flu Fears Close Schools in N.Y., Texas, Calif.
April 27, 2009 - AP
Moving On
April 24, 2009 - Education Week
Retooled Texas Standards Raise Unease Among Science Groups
April 7, 2009 - Education Week

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