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04/02/13 State EdWatch: Texas K-12 Chief's Interesting Relationship With State Lawmakers
Texas Commissioner of Education Michael Williams has said he will implement an A-F school accountability system without lawmakers' approval. Blogs & Community
04/02/13 K-12 Parents and the Public: Texas Parents Join Forces to Reduce Testing
A parents' group called Texans Advocating for Meaningful Student Assessment is working to reduce the number of mandatory exit tests in Texas from 15 to three. Blogs & Community
05/28/13 Curriculum Matters: Testing Rolled Back, Graduation Path Revised Under Texas Bill
Legislation headed to Texas Gov. Rick Perry's desk would reduce from 15 to five the number of end-of-course exams students must pass to graduate. Blogs & Community
08/28/12 State EdWatch: Tea Party Activist Named Texas Schools' Chief
Texas Gov. Rick Perry, a Republican, has tapped a tea party activist and former federal education department official to be the next chief of the... Blogs & Community
07/30/13 Early Years: Texas Early Educators Fall Short in Pay Comparison, Study Says
Child-care providers and preschool teachers earn far less than their colleagues in other states on average, report finds. Blogs & Community
10/18/12 The School Law Blog: Texas Judge Permits Cheerleaders' Religious Banners, Sets Trial Date
A Texas state judge on Thursday issued a temporary injunction allowing a group of cheerleaders to continue to display banners with Christian messages at high school football games. Blogs & Community
06/04/13 Digital Education: Texas Poised to Expand Virtual Education Through Online Network
Texas legislation that has reached the desk of Gov. Rick Perry would allow nonprofits and private companies to offer courses through a statewide virtual network. Blogs & Community
05/09/13 The School Law Blog: Texas Judge Upholds High School Cheerleaders' Religious Banners
A Texas judge rules that allowing cheerleaders to display religious messages on banners at football games is not an unconstitutional government establishment of religion. Blogs & Community
11/07/12 Curriculum Matters: Election Brings Changes to Polarized Texas School Board
All 15 seats on the Texas Board of Education were up for grabs in the election. Some analysts say the outcome may push the board toward the political center. Blogs & Community
02/20/13 Rules for Engagement: Uneven Discipline Yields Civil Rights Complaint Against Texas District
A Texas school district is being accused of violating black students' civil rights, in part because those students have been cited by police four times as frequently as other groups for profane language and disrupting class. Blogs & Community
10/19/12 Schooled in Sports: Texas Judge Allows Cheerleaders to Display Religious Banners
A group of Texas cheerleaders will be allowed to continue displaying banners with religious messages at their high school's football games under a temporary injunction issued Thursday by a state judge. Blogs & Community
05/21/13 State EdWatch: Texas Could Create Special District for School Turnarounds
A bill from a Texas senator would create a special state-run district to take over low-performing schools. Blogs & Community
05/29/13 Curriculum Matters: Testing Holiday for High Achievers Offered Under Texas Bill
Texas lawmakers have sent the governor a bill that would allow high-performing students to skip some of the state's reading and math tests. Blogs & Community
09/06/12 Politics K-12: In Surprise Move, Texas to Apply for NCLB Waiver
Until now, Texas had been noncommittal about whether to seek flexibility under the No Child Left Behind Act from the U.S. Department of Education. Blogs & Community
08/15/12 On Special Education: Texas Districts Flagged for Suspending Students With Disabilities
A disability-rights group singled out some Texas districts for disproportionate out-of-school suspensions of students with disabilities: 22 percent, compared to an average of 7 percent for students with disabilities statewide. Blogs & Community

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