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Category Archives: Public Education
Texas education agencies offer information on coronavirus response
Texas public and higher education agencies are using their websites to relay information about campus closings, online learning, and other updates related to the COVID-19 pandemic. Gov. Abbott on March 19 ordered schools to temporarily close, acting under the broad … Continue reading
Posted in Coronavirus, Higher Education, Public Education
Tagged Coronavirus, COVID-19, distance learning, Higher Education, internet, online education, public education, school lunch, special education, student testing
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TEA offers options for schools considering longer school year
As part of its school finance overhaul, the 86th Legislature last year provided a funding incentive for schools to extend their school calendar for up to 30 days beyond the required minimum operation time. Education Code sec. 25.081(a) requires school … Continue reading
Posted in Public Education
Tagged 86th Legislature, charter schools, school calendar, school districts
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Hazing law now includes coerced over-consumption of alcohol
A Texas law that took effect September 1 makes it a crime under the state’s hazing law to coerce a student to consume a drug or to consume an alcoholic beverage in an amount that would lead a reasonable person … Continue reading
Posted in Criminal Justice, Higher Education, Public Education
Tagged Criminal Justice, hazing, Higher Education, public education, student safety
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Texas lawmakers expand school marshal program
As part of a state effort to strengthen school safety in the wake of a shooting last year that left 10 people dead at a high school in Santa Fe, Texas, the Legislature in 2019 considered measures to expand the … Continue reading
Posted in Public Education, Public Safety
Tagged law enforcement, public education, school marshals, school safety
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Legislative committees want degree planning for Texas students enrolled in dual-credit courses
As enrollment has increased in dual-credit programs in Texas, state lawmakers have raised concerns that some high school students may be taking college courses that will not count toward their degree programs. Proposals could emerge during the regular session of … Continue reading
Posted in Higher Education, Public Education
Tagged college credit transfer, dual credit, Higher Education, Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board
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