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Governor Greg Abbott today sent a letter to Texas' public university systems and community colleges directing them to not comply with President Joe Biden's recent revision of Title IX and to refrain from implementing any new system-wide policy related to this revision.
"As I have already made clear, Texas will not comply with President Joe Biden's rewrite of Title IX that contradicts the original purpose and spirit of the law to support the advancement of women," reads the letter. "Last week, I instructed the Texas Education Agency to ignore President Biden's illegal dictate of Title IX. Today, I am instructing every public college and university in the State of Texas to do the same.
I signed laws to ensure the safety of our students on campus and provide a process for adjudicating reports of sexual harassment and sexual assault with adequate due process for all parties involved, as well as laws to protect the integrity of women's sports by prohibiting men from competing against female athletes—and I will not let President Biden erase the advancements Texas has made."
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At this point we don’t need to impress upon you the meaningful impacts that a well-written District of Innovation (“DOI”) Plan can have on school operations. After nearly ten years of the DOI experiment, it’s no secret that these plans are powerful tools—especially if properly drafted. Whether your District is seeking to adopt a plan for the first time, to renew an expiring plan, or to amend an existing plan, you must ensure that you carefully consider including the latest and greatest exemptions. This quick article will address some of the most popular and emerging innovations worth considering.
Where’s the line between church and state? In Texas charter schools, it’s fading
At Yellowstone Schools, the separation of church and state is a staircase.
In the first-floor classrooms of a refurbished historical schoolhouse in Houston’s Third Ward, kindergarten-through-5th-graders pray before going to lunch and gather each day for Bible study. A large, green banner saying “He Is Risen” is posted on the hallway wall.
That all changes in sixth grade, when they move one floor up — and into a publicly funded charter school.
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HISD confirms widespread job cuts for teachers, custodians and principals for the 2024-25 school year
An undisclosed number of Houston Independent School District teachers and principals received notices this week that they will be out of a job, state-appointed Superintendent Mike Miles said Thursday. Miles said principals have begun making decisions about which teachers to hire back based on certain data points, such as spot observations, performance on the Texas Teacher Evaluation and Support System professionalism domain and performance on the Measures of Academic Progress Growth assessment and other student achievement data. “We are using data maybe for the first time,” Miles said during a media conference. “At this time of year, when principals assess whether or not a teacher will return, they're looking not just at the anecdotal information, but they’re also looking at data of all sorts to assess. So that's what principals have been doing. They've been looking at data.”
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Former teacher sues Humble ISD alleging board elections disadvantaged Latino voters
A former Humble ISD Spanish teacher is suing the Humble Independent School District, alleging its election system violates the Voting Rights Act by preventing Hispanic voters from electing their preferred school board candidates. The federal lawsuit against Humble adds to a growing number of districts facing legal challenges to their “at-large” election systems, in which trustees can live anywhere in the district and are elected by all voters. It also comes several months after Humble trustees shot down a proposal to discuss voluntarily switching their system to one that could have yielded more diversity.
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Socorro ISD board members Barrera, Castellano arrested, along with Castellano’s wife
Socorro school board members Pablo Barrera and Ricardo “Richard’ Castellano were arrested Thursday on charges that appear to be related to official duties. Castellano’s wife, Gabriela, a former teacher in Socorro Independent School District, also was arrested. The nature of the charges appear to be related to official duties.
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Socorro ISD Trustee arrested for official oppression, other charges
A member of the Socorro Independent School District Board of Trustees was arrested Thursday, May 9 for official oppression and other related charges, according to court records.
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Two Socorro ISD trustees arrested on multiple charges, under investigation
Two Socorro Independent School District trustees were arrested Thursday on various charges. According to El Paso County jail records, SISD Trustee for District 5 Pablo Barrera was arrested and charged with improper influence, coercion of a public servant/voter, obstruction or retaliation and official oppression.
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Bud Light Sales Continue to Decline in US in Wake of Dylan Mulvaney Controversy
Beer giant Anheuser-Busch InBev’s Bud Light brand appears to still be reeling from the backlash over its controversial decision to partner with influencer Dylan Mulvaney, who identifies as transgender, last year.
In its first-quarter earnings results, published on May 8, the beverage maker—which also produces Stella Artois and Corona beer—reported a 2.6 percent increase in global revenues, largely because of sales of Corona, which grew by 15.5 percent outside of its home market of Mexico.
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The Lakewood Church shooter had encounters with more than 50 officers. Nobody stopped her.
Police, social workers and judges in Texas knew Genesse Moreno was mentally ill, armed and violent long before the 36-year-old opened fire on a Houston megachurch this February. In nearly 50 calls to police, Moreno told officers that she wanted to blow up a building and shoot her husband, family members warned that she was on the brink of psychosis, and neighbors reported years of threats and harassment. Relatives took to the Texas Child Protective Services hotline, too. They said the agency investigated Moreno for drugging and neglecting her son while, in court, they begged judges to protect the boy from his mother’s escalating violence.
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Argyle ISD extends superintendent contract by 3 years
Argyle ISD Superintendent Courtney Carpenter, who is in her first year at the district, will stay on through 2029 after receiving a new contract extension.
The Argyle ISD Board of Trustees approved the contract extension for Carpenter during Wednesday night's board meeting. The extended contract begins July 1.
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Feds find Carroll ISD violated students’ civil rights, families’ attorneys say
The U.S. Department of Education is seeking to negotiate with Carroll ISD over civil rights complaints, lawyers for the families announced this week. Thursday’s announcement follows a years-long investigation into alleged racism and harassment in the district going back to 2021.
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Former teacher sues Humble ISD alleging violation of Voting Rights Act with at-large elections
A former Humble ISD Spanish teacher sued the district Thursday, alleging trustees and administrators violated the Voting Rights Act by holding all at-large elections for the school board.
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Royse City ISD Educator Named 2024 NAESP National Distinguished Principal for Texas
Royse City ISD Principal Wendy Prater has been named the 2024 NAESP National Distinguished Principal for Texas. Prater will be recognized at the TEPSA Awards Celebration Wednesday, June 12, at the Round Rock Kalahari during the TEPSA Summer Conference.
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21-year-old suspect arrested for attacking 13-year-old girl on Denton ISD school bus
Denton police have arrested a woman they say was caught on camera assaulting a teenager on a school bus last month.
Traveonna Mays, 21, turned herself into the City of Denton jail Thursday morning after police issued an arrest warrant for injury to a child, a third-degree felony. A Denton County magistrate judge set bond at $7,500.
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Houston ISD superintendent defends job cuts, blames end of COVID funding, performance evaluations
Job cuts across the board are happening in Texas' largest school district.
Houston Independent School District Mike Miles said that despite what critics are saying, his first year overseeing the district has been a success.
He cited COVID funding no longer being available for some of the cuts but also said performance evaluations played a role.
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US Department of Education investigates Katy ISD ‘anti-transgender’ policy
The United States Department of Education has launched an investigation into Katy Independent School District after receiving a Title IX complaint regarding a policy passed by the district in August that civil rights advocates deemed as anti-transgender. The complaint was filed by Students Engaged in Advancing Texas (SEAT), a student-led movement that aims to include youth influence in educational policy.
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Houston ISD to lay off custodians, maintenance workers in massive shakeup
Following in the footsteps of librarians, educational specialists, teachers, and principals, custodians are the latest workforce group staring down district-wide layoffs courtesy of superintendent Mike Miles.
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Board votes to omit 13 chapters with ‘controversial’ topics from 25 Cy-Fair ISD textbooks
After several hours of discussing staff reductions due to the impending fiscal year 2024-25 budget cuts during the May 6 board meeting, Cy-Fair ISD trustees voted 6-1 to omit 13 chapters from 25 textbooks that will be used next school year.
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Northside ISD instructional assistant arrested for allegedly assaulting middle school autistic student
A Northside ISD instructional assistant was arrested Thursday after he was accused of assaulting a non-verbal, autistic student.
According to an arrest warrant affidavit, Jacob Hallam, who was employed at Connally Middle School, was caught on camera slapping a special education student several times in late January. The video also showed Hallam grabbing the student’s face and forcing her to swallow her food in the cafeteria. He then punched the student in the face and stomach, the affidavit stated.
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Forney ISD Staff Member Placed On Administrative Leave After Report Was Made
A Forney ISD Employee is on administrative leave pending investigation due to alleged unwanted contact with a student. According to a release from the district, a report was promptly filed at Forney High School about a staff member making unwanted contact with a student during class. This staff member has been swiftly placed on administrative leave pending investigation by Forney ISD police.
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TEA opens investigation into Prosper ISD superintendent
The Texas Education Agency opened a review into Prosper ISD Superintendent Holly Ferguson earlier this year.
The notice from TEA’s Educator Investigations Division was placed on Ferguson’s educator certification on April 10, a TEA official said in an email.
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Decisive Victory for Public Education: Spotlight on North East ISD School Board Sweep
On May 4, Texas voters cast their ballots in several important municipal elections across the state. High among our most-watched races was the high-stakes North East ISD board election in San Antonio, with both moderate and ultra-conservative candidates vying for control of San Antonio’s second-largest school district. The outcome would determine whether the board remained divided or shifted toward a solid pro-educator majority.
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Georgetown ISD working to balance higher costs and stagnant funding this budget season
Georgetown ISD is working to balance a stagnation in state funding with increased costs of operation as district administration continues efforts to prepare its budget for fiscal year 2024-25. What you need to know In an update that came during the May 6 board workshop, district administrators painted a picture of how the budget may be impacted by some larger issues in the financial climate of public education. Superintendent Devin Padavil said one main point of concern is the lack of increase to the basic allotment, the per-student funding amount received by Texas school districts, since 2019.
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Katy ISD board member calls for legislative action to allow tracking immigration status of students
A Katy Independent School District board of trustee member called for legislation to allow the tracking of a student’s immigration status during Monday’s meeting.
The trustee, Morgan Calhoun, asked Katy ISD Chief Financial Officer Chris Smith if there was any way to measure or understand how many illegal immigrant children, they have in their district that are receiving education.
Katy ISD Superintendent Ken Gregorski responded, stating there are certain rules to educating all children in Texas—regardless of a student’s immigration status. He said it would be unlawful to require a person’s immigration status for them to be enrolled.
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‘We have a problem’: Public schools in Texas face funding shortfalls
HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) -- Texas schools are among the lowest funded in the nation, and in the last legislative session, that did not change.
Despite a record surplus, the per-student funding schools receive, the basic allotment, remained flat at $6,160, which has stayed the same since 2019.
"Since that time, we've had about a 22% to 23% inflation rate, and this has put an enormous amount of pressure on public schools throughout the state of Texas," Kevin Brown, the director of the Texas Association of School Administrators, said.
That impacts districts all over the state.
ABC13 checked with local districts and found that in addition to HISD, Spring, Spring Branch, Katy, Tomball, and Conroe have projected budget shortfalls as they work toward finalizing their budgets for next year.
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Tyler ISD holds ribbon cutting for new Hubbard Middle School
TYLER, Texas (KETK) – Tyler Independent School District celebrated the opening of the new Hubbard Middle School on Tuesday. Greater Longview United Way celebrates 16th book vending machine The new building is part of a nearly $90 million bond that passed in 2022. The new three-story campus sits right next to the old building that was originally built in 1964, and was funded by $63 million of the bond.
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Police dismantle pro-Palestinian encampment at University of Houston, arrest two students
The University of Houston joins other Texas colleges that have cracked down on recent campus protests. Police were quick to dismantle a pro-Palestinian encampment at the University of Houston on Wednesday, detaining at least two students in the process, according to university officials. Protesters had set up a blue tarp to cover the fields of the university’s Butler Plaza and surrounded the area with wooden barricades. They joined students across Texas and the country who have been demanding that their schools divest from manufacturers supplying Israel weapons in its strikes on Gaza. . At least two officers were seen with riot shields, videos of the demonstration posted online showed.
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Dade Phelan directs House leaders to revisit vouchers, property taxes in the next legislative session
Dade Phelan directs House leaders to revisit vouchers, property taxes in the next legislative session House Speaker Dade Phelan directed his committee leaders to examine the use of school voucher-like programs in other states and consider new ways to further drive down property taxes for homeowners. Released Wednesday, Phelan’s list of priorities includes a broad range of policy issues, from evaluating housing prices and the closures of rural pregnancy centers, to revisiting previous, contentious legislative debates over foreign ownership of Texas agriculture land and determining whether the state has “sufficient resources” at the U.S. Mexico border. The Beaumont Republican issued his interim charges for the next Legislative session starting in January, even as it remains unclear whether he’ll still be a member of the body by then.
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Midland ISD introduces new leadership
MIDLAND, Texas — Midland ISD introduced some new faces on Tuesday.
The new administrators include a new Executive Director of Leadership, as well as new principals for Midland Freshman High School, Legacy Freshman High School and General Franks Elementary School.
The incoming principal of Legacy Freshman says her focus will be on preparing students for graduation and beyond.
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Canutillo ISD reduces teaching posts, trims deficit without closing Davenport Elementary
EL PASO, Texas (CBS4) — The Canutillo Independent School District reduced its budget deficit for the next school year from $9.9 million to $4.3 million.
On Tuesday, the Canutillo Independent School District board voted to eliminate over 25 teaching positions in the district.
Administrators said that almost all of the teachers from those positions have either left the district, retired, or been moved to other open jobs, adding only two teachers are left to accommodate in other positions.
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Bryan ISD Administrators Announces Spending Cuts Of More Than $6 Million For The 2024-25 School Year
More than $6 million dollars of spending cuts were identified by Bryan ISD administrators for the 2024-25 school year. BISD school board members expressed no opposition during Monday’s (May 6) meeting. Click HERE to read and download presentation materials from the May 6, 2024 Bryan ISD school board meeting. Increasing class sizes by one or two students is projected to save $4 million dollars by not having as many teachers. Board members were told that no layoffs are planned, but an undisclosed number of vacant positions will not be filled. Administrators say another $1 million could be saved by not filling central office vacancies and possibly using grant money to pay for several other positions. BISD is projected to save $750,000 dollars by conserving electricity and $500,000 by reducing the amount of staff travel and attending conferences.
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Cy-Fair ISD board removes vaccines, cultural diversity from textbooks
More than a dozen chapters including content on vaccines, cultural diversity, climate change, depopulation and other topics deemed controversial by conservative Cypress-Fairbanks ISD trustees will be removed from textbooks in the state's third largest school system for the 2024-2025 school year. Trusteed voted 6-1 late Monday to omit the material, after an hourslong discussion about a $138 million budget deficit that is forcing the district to eliminate 600 positions, including 42 curriculum coaches, dozens of librarians and 278 teaching positions.
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Sharyland ISD bids farewell to retiring superintendent
Inside the Mission Event Center, students from across the three high school campuses donned their school colors, ready to perform for guests inside the lobby corridor. Sharyland ISD school board member Dr. Noe Oliveira served as the opening speaker. “It’s an incredibly, what we call, a sad, happy day,” he said while addressing staff, students, and parents in attendance. Oliveira recounted when Vidaurri first joined Sharyland ISD after she’d been selected out of six finalists. “We have to narrow it down from all the applicants to six…and an alternate” Oliveira said. “Her first interview, she came out…and told us everything about the district…We learned a lot from her in that meeting. It was fantastic.” He continued, stating Vidaurri made it as a lone finalist, becoming superintendent after 21 days of selection. “We picked the best one that day,” Oliveira said.
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