The vote on a controversial proposed LGBT anti-discrimination policy change to a North Texas school district’s existing policy was postponed Thursday night.
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Widespread Anti-Semitic Vandalism Strikes Texas Jewish Community
A Texas Jewish community was rocked by what law enforcement is investigating as a hate crime. Unmistakable widespread anti-Semitic vandalism defaced a subdivision and the neighboring Orthodox synagogue, tagging property with hateful ethnic slurs, curs…
Texas House Leaders Pushed Progressive Community Schools over Reform for Failing Schools
Texas House leadership squashed education reform legislation that would have sped up the time to “repurpose” chronically failing public schools during the recent 84th Legislature. Instead, they aggressively pushed for progressive community schools.
Texas Education Ratings Improve, But Less Data Reported, Changed Criteria
The Texas Education Agency (TEA) announced its statewide public education accountability ratings. Although favorable, showing most school districts and charters fared well, these results were compiled using changed criteria and relying on less report…
Texas High School Graduation Rates Tell Good Story, May Not Tell Future Story
The latest high school graduation rates for Texas tell a good story of record-breaking rates. However, they may not tell the future story given new graduation requirements.
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Convicted Violent Felon Parolee, ‘Youth Mentor’ Arrested for Sexually Molesting Texas Teens
A Texas man, who called himself a “mentor to youth,” was arrested this week on charges of sexually molesting some of the young male members in his youth group. The “youth mentor” is currently serving on parole in connection with a violent felony in connection to aggravated assault on a police officer.
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Disturbing Summer Surge of Teacher Sexual Misconduct with Students in Texas
The summer months saw a disturbing surge of teacher sexual misconduct with students as the start of the new school year starts is just a few weeks away.
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Texas Higher Education Board Wants 60 Percent More College Degrees by 2030
The Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board (THECB) rolled out an ambitious college and career plan that intends to boost college degrees and/or other post-secondary credentials in the state 60 percent by 2030.
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Michelle Obama: Counting on Next Generation to ‘Take Over All that We’re Doing’
First Lady Michelle Obama told visiting students, “We’re counting on you to be that next generation to take over all that we’re doing.” Mrs. Obama’s remarks came while she was hosting Celebrating Innovations In Career and Technical Education at the White House earlier this summer.
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College Grad Rates Get Boost from ‘Reverse Transfer’ Big Education Program
Under a new “reverse transfer” program, two million students could be eligible to retroactively receive associate’s degrees. Community colleges are a pathway into four-year universities but it seems many students transfer from two-year to four-year institutions without first completing their associate’s degrees.
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