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| Lone Finalist | Iraan-Sheffield Collegiate ISD - Gary Laramore, Principal,Balmorhea ISD; Search by: Dr. Nelson Coulter assisted by Collegiate Edu-NationINFO |
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| Lone Finalist | Bloomington ISD - Eric Cormier, Principal,Brazos ISD; Search by: TASB Executive Search ServicesINFO |
| Lone Finalist | City View ISD - Dr. Jesse Thomas, Interim Superintendent,City View ISD; Search by: Region 9 ESC, Darren Francis and Kenny MillerINFO |
| Lone Finalist | Pawnee ISD - Anthony Annis, Assistant Principal,San Antonio ISD; Search by: TASB Executive Search ServicesINFO |
| Lone Finalist | Windthorst ISD - Jason Nolan, Principal,Burkburnett ISD; Search by: Region 9 ESC, Darren Francis and Kenny MillerINFO |
| Lone Finalist | Perryton ISD - Greg Brown, Superintendent,Claude ISD; Search by: Perryton ISD Board of Trustees & Region 16 ESC, Dr. Tanya Larkin, Exec. Dir.INFO |
| Lone Finalist | Gold-Burg ISD - Jonathan Lloyd, Principal,Detroit ISD; Search by: Region 9 ESC, Darren Francis and Kenny MillerINFO |
| Lone Finalist | West Hardin Co. CISD - Donald Heseman, Principal,Clyde ISD; Search by: Dr. Byron Terrier, Exec. Dir. Region 5 ESCINFO |
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| Lone Finalist | Hale Center ISD - Jance Morris, Superintendent,Savoy ISD; Search by: Region 17 ESC, Kyle Wargo Exec. DirectorINFO |
| Lone Finalist | Rocksprings ISD - Justin Del Bosque, Principal,Georgetown ISD; Search by: Region 15 ESCINFO |
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| Lone Finalist | Johnson City ISD - Ben Eubanks, Superintendent,Glasscock County ISD; Search by: Walsh, Gallegos, Trevino, Kyle & Robinson P.C.& Education Consultant Dr. Ann DixonINFO |
| Lone Finalist | Duncanville ISD - Dr. T. Lamar Goree, Superintendent,Caddo Parish Public Schools; Search by: Thompson & Horton LLP - Dr. Mike Moses & David ThompsonINFO |
| Lone Finalist | Iowa Park CISD - Kevin McCasland, Superintendent,Olton ISD; Search by: Impact Education Specialists - Doug Williams, Kevin Worthy, Blake Cooper and Stan SurrattINFO |
| Lone Finalist | Corrigan-Camden ISD - Mr. Brian Aiken , Assistant Superintendent,Crockett ISD; Search by: Leon|Alcala PLLCINFO |
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| Lone Finalist | Normangee ISD - Justin Vercher, Principal,Hillsboro ISD; Search by: N2 Learning, Dr. Eddie Coulson & Dr. Brad Lancaster (Updated Deadline)INFO |
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| Lone Finalist | Pflugerville ISD - Dr. Quintin Shepherd, Superintendent,Victoria ISD; Search by: Thompson & Horton LLP - Dr. Mike Moses & David ThompsonINFO |
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| Lone Finalist | Rains ISD - Joe Nicks, Assistant Superintendent,Kaufman ISD; Search by: Arrow Educational ServicesINFO |
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| Lone Finalist | Corsicana ISD - Stephanie Howell, Deputy Superintendent,Corsicana ISD; Search by: TASB Executive Search ServicesINFO |
| Lone Finalist | Panhandle ISD - Dr. John Sherrill, Principal,Archer City ISD; Search by: Panhandle ISD Board of Trustees & Region 16 ESC, Dr. Tanya Larkin, Exec. Dir.INFO |
| Lone Finalist | Claude ISD - Brent Kirkland, Principal,Panhandle ISD; Search by: Claude ISD Board of Trustees & Jody JohnsonINFO |
| Lone Finalist | Lorenzo ISD - Dr. Greg Nelson, Assistant Superintendent,Lamesa ISD; Search by: Region 17 ESC, Kyle Wargo Exec. DirectorINFO |
| Lone Finalist | Wilson ISD - Wesley Jones, Principal,Cross Plains ISD; Search by: Region 17 ESC, Kyle Wargo Exec. DirectorINFO |
| Lone Finalist | Rogers ISD - Duana Brashear, Assistant Superintendent,Royal ISD; Search by: TASB Executive Search ServicesINFO |
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| Lone Finalist | Royse City ISD - Dr. Amy Anderson, Interim Superintendent,Royse City ISD; Search by: Thompson & Horton LLP - Dr. Mike Moses, David Thompson & Dr. Curtis CulwellINFO |
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| New Super | Miami ISD - Krista Solis, Superintendent,Hart ISD; Search by: Interim Supt. Steve Post and Miami ISD Board of TrusteesINFO |
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Glasscock County ISD - Mallory Marr, Chief Academic Officer,Sweetwater ISD; Search by: CCR Educational Consultants, Dr. Skip Casey, Staci Robertson, & Rod TownsendINFO |
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How do I get my SuperSearch on TexasISD.com?Concerned Reps Want Hearing on Biggest TX ISD
A group of lawmakers requested a public hearing last week to discuss reports of “concerning developments” at Houston ISD roughly a year after the state took the troubled district over. Reps. Christina Morales (D-Houston), Ann Johnson (D-Houston), Jarvis Johnson (D-Houston), Penny Morales Shaw (D-Houston), Mary Ann Perez (D-Houston), Jon Rosenthal (D-Houston), Shawn Thierry (D-Houston), Hubert Vo (D-Houston), and Gene Wu (D-Houston) signed a letter addressed to House Speaker Dade Phelan (R-Beaumont) in which they claimed to have received several complaints about the State Board of Managers running Houston ISD.
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School resource officer describes fentanyl problem at Allen High School, saves lives
A life or death scene played out earlier this week inside the biggest high school in Texas. An Allen High School student suspected of ingesting fentanyl was found unresponsive in a restroom stall. While the campus was buzzing with excitement over the solar eclipse, school resource officer Matthew Johnson got an emergency call over this radio. "We got called to a high school bathroom, a student had found a kid unresponsive," Johnson said. Johnson said he raced to the restroom and realized quickly the student had suffered a drug overdose.
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Father of special needs son appeals unusual case to Supreme Court involving attempt to record school meeting
After his Massachusetts school district tried to remove important services from his special needs son, Scott Pitta tried to record a meeting with administrators, but in doing so, he claims they shut down the meeting. Now, he is suing on the basis that school officials violated his constitutional rights.
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Mother accuses Jacksonville ISD teacher of abusing 7-year-old
An investigation is open into allegations of a teacher injuring a student by the Jacksonville Independent School District. “I would have never expected that to happen at school by a teacher,” said Ashelle Whitaker, mother. Concerned parent Ashelle Whitaker said her 7-year-old son was hurt by his second grade teacher.
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La Joya ISD approves new policy preventing some employees from holding elected office
Citing a need to prioritize student success, the La Joya ISD School Board unanimously approved a new policy that prevents district employees in “supervisory positions” from holding elected office. The policy was approved during a Thursday night school board meeting without any discussion. La Joya ISD School Board President Julian Alvarez III said the new policy “speaks of the district’s commitment to creating the conditions necessary for all La Joya ISD students to succeed.”
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Authorities investigating threat made towards Texoma schools on social media
Authorities are investigating threats that were made towards Texoma schools on social media on Wednesday.
The Sherman Police Department said police were made aware of a threat that was made on social media towards Sherman High School, and it is working with the Sherman ISD Police Department to investigate the threat and protect the community.
In a Facebook post, Denison ISD shared that the Denison ISD Police Department was made aware of a threat that had been made towards the district on Facebook.
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Cove ISD distributing bond fact sheet to students
Some Copperas Cove ISD students may be coming home with fact sheet flyers about the upcoming $175 million school bond issue on the May 4 ballot. Kurtis Quillin, the district’s spokesman, said the flyers were vetted and deemed OK for distribution by the district’s bond lawyer. The flyers, which are the same as the ones on tables at the State of the District in March, lay out a breakdown of where the dollars for the bond would go. The largest portion would go to Copperas Cove High School renovations should the bond pass.
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Dallas ISD student files civil rights complaint alleging antisemitic bullying
A Dallas ISD high school student has filed a federal Title VI civil rights complaint claiming the school district enables harassment and discrimination against Jewish students. The 17-page complaint was submitted to the U.S. Department of Education’s Office for Civil Rights (OCR) Tuesday by the student and StandWithUs, a nonprofit that supports Israel and works to combat antisemitism. The complaint details a log of antisemitic incidents dating back to 2021.
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Arlington ISD expects 4 in 10 students to perform math on grade level. Trustees have questions
Trustee David Wilbanks has noticed a pattern among Arlington ISD eighth graders’ math scores. The scores dipped steeply during the pandemic and have not improved despite the district’s “aggressive” goals, Wilbanks said. Every year, a specific group seems to have the worst performance.
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Dallas ISD shooting at Wilmer-Hutchins High School: Everything we know
Multiple law enforcement agencies responded Friday morning to a shooting at Wilmer-Hutchins High School in southeast Dallas, according to Dallas Fire-Rescue officials.
Police sources told WFAA that one student was injured and a 17-year-old suspect in the incident, also a student at the school, was taken into custody around 11 a.m.
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Smartphones to be banned in Italian classrooms
Smartphones and tablets will be banned in Italian classrooms - even for teaching purposes - under new guidelines in Italy.
“The use of smartphones and tablets can often create tension between students and teachers, sometimes also leading to acts of aggression against school staff,” said Italy's education minister Giuseppe Valditara.
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Teacher devises an ingenious way to check if students are using ChatGPT to write essays
This video describes a teacher's diabolical method for checking whether work submitted by students was written by themselves, or if they cheated by getting ChatGPT to write essays. The role of Artificial Intelligence and ChatGPT in the classroom is becoming an increasingly large issue for educators.
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Killeen ISD outsources substitute teacher management program
The management of the many substitute teachers who work for the Killeen Independent School District will be handled a little differently.
The Killeen school board unanimously voted on Tuesday to approve an exclusive contract with ESS South Central, LLC for substitute staff placement, effective immediately.
A nationally known company based in Paragould, Arkansas, ESS partners with school districts to provide full-service management of substitute systems.
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Study of teachers leaving the classroom offers hope for schools struggling with shortage
Ricci Shepherd loves working as an engagement officer for a charity, but it is very different to her previous career as a primary school teacher. She is among a growing number of teachers opting for a complete career change. "The stress involved with teaching and the amount of work, and at the time I was a mum with younger children, I found that really challenging," Ms Shepherd said. "I no longer have my registration.
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Vague school rules at the root of millions of student suspensions
A Rhode Island student smashed a ketchup packet with his fist, splattering an administrator. Another ripped up his school work. The district called it “destruction of school property.” A Washington student turned cartwheels while a PE teacher attempted to give instructions.
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MHS UIL TEAM COMPETES AT DISTRICT Marshall High School UIL team competes at district
The UIL academic team competed in the district competition this past week in ready writing, headline writing, current events, spelling, science, debate and social studies. Walt Truelove and Jayden Townsend competed in headline writing on Tuesday. Jayden grabbed a second place finish, qualifying for region individually. On Saturday, Denise Corona, Angie Pham, Walt Truelove and Jayden Towsend competed in current events, where they placed first as a team, besting the second place team (Hallsville) by 15 points.
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2024 Senate Interim Charges Released
The Lieutenant Governor’s Office has released the 2024 Legislative Interim Charges for the Texas Senate. Some of the charges related to public schools are below. No hearings on the charges are posted at this time, but we anticipate they will begin in a few weeks.
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100 school districts across the state ditch the traditional 5-day school week and adopt a 4-day week
Texas is getting closer to seeing 100 school districts across the state ditch the traditional 5-day school week and adopt a 4-day week. And there is a chance, the state will move past 100 districts adopting that plan soon. Abernathy ISD is just the latest school districting voting to move to a 4-day school week starting in the 2024-2025 school year. The district located 18 miles north of Lubbock will take Friday as their day off. At least 83 other school districts across Texas have made similar moves in order to deal with teacher shortages and amid struggles with attendance rates and funding. Read More: Another West Texas School District Is Moving To A 4-Day Week | https://kfyo.com/another-west-texas-school-district-is-moving-to-a-4-day-week-will-lubbock-schools-follow/?utm_source=tsmclip&utm_medium=referral
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After Texas’ largest wildfire is contained, a rancher moves on with a single calf
PAMPA — On the second day of the Smokehouse Creek fire, Dale Jenkins was looking out his window. He could see the wispy white smoke passing over the hill on the horizon of his Candadian ranch. A squad of local volunteer firefighters had worked all night to contain the fire. Jenkins, a life long rancher in the Texas Panhandle, had witnessed enough wildfires to know this wasn’t over. It was too windy. The ground was too hot. This was just the beginning. The Panhandle rancher and his family hurried to save more than 100 heads of cattle that were to be sold for breeding in two weeks for more than $300 per head. Each cow needed to be protected.
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Some South Texas school employees could be barred from holding elected office after fraud investigation
A state-appointed board of managers overseeing the La Joya Independent School District is set to consider the policy this week. Certain school district employees in the Rio Grande Valley may be prohibited from holding elected office under a new proposed policy. A state-appointed board of managers selected to oversee the La Joya Independent School District is set to consider banning employees in supervisory positions from holding elected office or from running for elected office at a meeting Thursday. The proposal is part of the district's efforts to correct course following a slew of corruption charges against two school board trustees and three employees. Their indictment and subsequent guilty pleas prompted an investigation by the state into further allegations of fraud within the district, which resulted in the temporary installment of the board of managers in February. The proposed policy would restrict employees from holding an elected public office or being a candidate for such an office within Hidalgo County or any county within the state that has direct or indirect contractual relations with La Joya ISD.
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Amid fears of arsenic in private water wells, Texas A&M is offering low-cost tests in Ector and Midland counties
ODESSA — Texas A&M is offering residents of Midland and Ector counties a low-cost test for their well water, screening for harmful — and in some cases, deadly — contaminants. Scientists will look for three different pollutants, including arsenic, E. Coli and nitrate. They also will test salt levels. It’s the institution’s latest attempt to encourage the estimated 13,500 private water well owners in both counties who aren’t subject to regulation to test and treat their water regularly. In particular, experts hope to inform residents about arsenic, a carcinogen they said has been found in large concentrations in West Texas water wells. “It’s a protection thing,” said Joel Pigg, a program specialist coordinating the logistics of such events across Texas. “It’s health and safety.”
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Central ISD proposes $28.4 million school bond
On May 4, voters in Central ISD will have the opportunity to vote on a $28.4 million school bond. “A bond for Central ISD would allow for program and academic opportunities, increase the safety and security measures and allow for growth for our students and programs,” said Justin Risner, Central ISD superintendent. Risner also said school officials hope to create a new intermediate campus if the bond passes. Currently, the elementary campus includes 661 students with two administrators. After the creation of an ‘intermediate campus, the number would be reduced to 550 students, Risner said.
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Lone Finalist Announced for Lorenzo ISD
Lorenzo ISD Board of Trustees is excited to announce the Lone Finalist for Superintendent of Schools, Dr. Greg Nelson. Dr. Nelson started his 32-year career as a classroom teacher in in Midland ISD and has served as an administrator for over 28 years. Dr. Nelson’s administrative career includes serving an elementary assistant principal and principal, as a K-8 Charter School Director, and as an assistant and associate high school principal. Dr. Nelson also served as High School Principal for Fort Stockton High School and for Odessa High School. He was an Assistant Superintendent in Ector County ISD and currently serves in the same role in Lamesa ISD.
Some South Texas school employees could be barred from holding elected office after fraud investigation
McALLEN — Certain school district employees in the Rio Grande Valley may be prohibited from holding elected office under a new proposed policy. A state-appointed board of managers selected to oversee the La Joya Independent School District is set to consider banning employees in supervisory positions from holding elected office or from running for elected office at a meeting Thursday. The proposal is part of the district's efforts to correct course following a slew of corruption charges against two school board trustees and three employees. Their indictment and subsequent guilty pleas prompted an investigation by the state into further allegations of fraud within the district, which resulted in the temporary installment of the board of managers in February.
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WATER SCARCITY AND CLEAN ENERGY COLLIDE IN SOUTH TEXAS
A chemical company, Avina Clean Hydrogen Inc., has purchased the last available water supply from the Nueces River of South Texas, raising concerns as reservoirs dwindle and drought persists. Avina’s Nueces Green Ammonia plant plans to separate the hydrogen from water, convert it to ammonia and export it as a high-tech fuel alternative to oil and gas. It’s one of several such projects currently proposed in Texas, driven by federal subsidies. Governments and scientists say this technology plays an important role in the transition away from fossil fuels. But officials in the nearby city of Corpus Christi have warned that the project could threaten the water supply for more than 600,000 regional customers. “Increased water drawn solely from the Nueces River system could dramatically increase the potential for scarcity,” wrote Corpus Christi’s director of intergovernmental relations, Ryan Skrobarczyk, in a March 1 memo to state lawmakers, first reported by the Corpus Christi Caller-Times. “A new large-volume user of the Nueces River will require extensive and exact monitoring to avoid increased drought restrictions.”
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What Teachers Think Might Prevent School Shootings
ext month marks the two-year anniversary of the shooting in Uvalde, Texas, during which 19 elementary-school students and two teachers lost their lives, and 17 other people were shot. So far this year, there have been at least 50 shootings on school grounds, causing 16 deaths. So it's probably not surprising that more than half of public-school K-12 teachers in the U.S. are at least somewhat worried about a shooting in their place of work. In a new survey by Pew Research Center, about a quarter of teachers report that their school had at least one gun-related lockdown in the last year, and 15% had more than one. Most of the teachers whose school had such a lockdown taught at high school level and in urban areas. Teachers in urban schools were also the most likely to say they felt their school had ill-prepared them for a shooting, and the least likely to say the school had an armed guard. Overall,
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New York City Mayor Continues to Blame Texas Amid Influx of Illegal Aliens
However, experts note over 20 percent of the city’s illegal alien population have arrived by direct flights from foreign airports. The U.S. Department of Homeland Security “secretly” approved the arrival of 33,000 illegal aliens directly into New York City, according to a senior fellow at the Center for Immigration Studies Todd Bensman explained this 33,000 figure makes up 22 percent of New York City’s estimated illegal alien population and U.S. taxpayers are forced to finance these trips. Meanwhile, around 25 percent of New York City’s estimated 150,000 illegal aliens were brought from Texas.
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Water scarcity and clean energy collide in South Texas
Chemical company Avina Clean Hydrogen Inc. has purchased the last available water supply from the Nueces River of South Texas, raising concerns of regional scarcity as reservoirs dwindle and drought persists.
Avina’s Nueces Green Ammonia plant plans to separate the hydrogen from water, convert it to ammonia and export it as a high-tech fuel alternative to oil and gas. It’s one of several such projects currently proposed in Texas, driven by federal subsidies. Governments and scientists say this technology plays an important role in the transition away from fossil fuels.
But officials in the nearby city of Corpus Christi have warned that the project could threaten water supply for more than 600,000 regional customers.
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Texas psychologists’ board pushes back on costly new national licensing exam, considers crafting a cheaper state test
Faced with a nagging mental health provider shortage, the state psychologists’ licensing board is looking into whether the state should devise its own exam to get professionals licensed more quickly. On Thursday, the Texas State Board of Examiners of Psychologists moved to begin researching the cost of a cheaper state exam instead of requiring applicants to take a new $450 “skills” test offered by the Association of State and Provincial Psychology Boards, known also as ASPPB. Applicants already take a required $800 knowledge exam from the national board. The new skills exam was approved by the national board in 2016 but it notified states last October that it would now be required to complete certification by the national body. Refusing to adopt this additional test would mean psychologists in Texas would be ineligible to use the existing exam, something the state licensing board has used to license psychologists here since 1965.
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Allen ISD Teacher Accused of ‘Inappropriate Interactions’ with Student
An Allen High School teacher is on “indefinite administrative leave” while police investigate allegations of inappropriate behavior with a student.
Science teacher Albert Najera “potentially engaged in inappropriate interactions” with a high school student, according to a notice released by Allen Independent School District officials on Wednesday.
The notice indicated that district officials learned of the allegations on the evening of April 9 and immediately notified Allen police, who are investigating.
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City of McLendon-Chisholm Fights Transparency
McLendon-Chisholm has stalled an open records request seeking campaign finance reports and personal financial statements from one of its city council members.
Councilmember Bryan McNeal, who is also running for mayor, specifically asked the city to challenge Texas Scorecard’s request to the Texas attorney general’s office.
Appealing to the AG’s office in perpetuity is one of the many ways that Texas politicians circumvent the state’s outdated open records request process, which is laid out in the Public Information Act.
It was widely reported on April 10 that Harris County and Travis County have filed hundreds of appeals to open records requests this year alone; 875 and 491, respectively. Dallas County has filed 148, while Bexar has filed 107.
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Texas A&M Advancing Race-based Hiring in Schools
The terms “diversity” and “equity” are used repeatedly in a program the Biden administration funded with federal taxpayer monies. In October 2022, it was widely reported that the Biden administration gave Prairie View A&M University and Texas A&M a $12.2 million grant to develop a PreK-12 teacher and principal recruiting and training program. The number of prospective teachers for this program was set at 105, and the number of prospective principals at 60. Both universities are under the umbrella of the Texas A&M University System.
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Houston-area Lawmakers Call for a Hearing on Houston ISD
The requested hearing is intended to address potential violations of state law, what evidence points to the new superintendent’s education model being effective, and students with disabilities not receiving state-mandated accommodations. Nearly a year into the state’s takeover of Houston Independent School District, nine Houston-area state representatives have sent a letter to Texas House Speaker Dade Phelan requesting a public hearing on the state of the district. The Texas Education Agency began a temporary takeover of Houston ISD last year due to persistent academic failures at some campuses, corrupt school officials, and the presence of a state conservator for years. Now, in a letter, State Rep. Christina Morales and eight other representatives wrote:
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Texas Rangers investigating New Deal ISD teacher accused of misconduct
A New Deal ISD teacher is being investigated after the school district was made aware of teacher misconduct, according to the Texas Department of Public Safety on Thursday.
The Texas Rangers were notified by New Deal ISD of the incident. DPS said The Texas Rangers and the New Deal Police Department are investigating the matter.
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New Braunfels ISD meets staff needs with $4.3M in full-time positions
Over the past few years, Texas Hill Country school districts have grown alongside the rising population. One district is now considering approving staffing needs for next school year.
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