EDU Newsletter

Cultivating a strong team of district leaders at the campus and administrative level is essential to sustaining strong student achievement and positive community relations. Educators today face unique challenges that [...]

The State Board of Education (SBOE) met the week of June 18th.  The Texas Education Agency (TEA) presented highlights of 18 bills.  Both chambers passed 141 education bills that became [...]

House Public Education Chairman Brad Buckley explained the legislative intent for HB 1605 to the State Board of Education at their work session last Thursday June 22. Chairman Buckley recalled [...]

On May 6, 2023, voters went to the polls regarding several district school bond propositions.  There were 219 propositions from 122 school districts with a total of $24.71 billion voted [...]

Spotlight on Bond Bills passed in the 88th legislative session: SB 2035 (Bettencourt) Relating to the issuance of certain anticipation notes and certificates of obligation Would extend the length of time [...]

As of Monday, May 29, sine die for the 88th regular session of the Texas legislature, here is a status update on several bills impacting curriculum, instruction, and libraries. HB [...]

With only a month remaining in the current legislative session, bills that are moving out of the House and Senate will affect decisions about curriculum, instruction, and libraries as soon [...]

The Texas Library Association (TLA) held their annual conference in Austin on April 19 – 22.  The conference was attended by over 4,000 librarians and library leaders from across the [...]

Last week, TEA released a Snapshot report summarizing data on charter schools, including a comparison of STAAR data for public schools and charters. The report may be found at this [...]

Students statewide took the re-designed STAAR assessment this month. At the April State Board of Education meeting, Commissioner Mike Morath responded to a question about elementary students’ readiness for online [...]