February 11, 2022 | Austin, Texas | Appointment Governor Greg Abbott has appointed April Estrada, Ed.D. and Barbie Ezell and reappointed Amy Litzinger, Susan Nichols, Ph.D., Agatha Thibideaux, and Jo Ann Garza Wofford and to the Continuing Advisory Committee for Special Education for terms set to expire on February 1, 2025. The committee provides policy […]
A look at the special education determination status for districts across the southeastern Greater Houston area. (Community Impact Newspaper staff) The Texas Education Agency released in December its annual Texas Academic Performance Report, which grades school districts across the state in different sectors, including a determination status for special education programming. The TAPR showed while […]
February 11, 2022 | Austin, Texas | Appointment Governor Greg Abbott has appointed April Estrada, Ed.D. and Barbie Ezell and reappointed Amy Litzinger, Susan Nichols, Ph.D., Agatha Thibideaux, and Jo Ann Garza Wofford and to the Continuing Advisory Committee for Special Education for terms set to expire on February 1, 2025. The committee provides policy […]
November 19, 2021 | Austin, Texas | meeting Governor Greg Abbott has appointed Stacey Neal (Mayfield) Combest to serve on the Texas Commission on Special Education Funding for a term at the Governor’s discretion. The Commission examines, discusses and addresses specific policy issues and makes recommendations to address issues related to funding for special schools. […]
Release date: October 8, 2021 10:54 amAuthor: Texas AFT On Monday, Texas AFT attorney Patty Quinzi testified before the Texas Education Agency about the proposed Charter School Performance Framework (CSPF) for charter schools. The indicators within the CSPF are intended to assess compliance with federal laws, state laws, state rules or regulations and / or […]
Release date: September 30, 2021 5:40 p.m.Author: Texas AFT The Texas Education Agency has proposed changes to the Charter School Performance Framework (CSPF) that ignore two major groups of students: students in special education and students in bilingual / English as a second language. The indicators within the CSPF are intended to assess compliance with […]
While the budget, pandemic and the aftermath of the Uri winter storm dominated much of the last legislature, lawmakers made unprecedented strides in aligning education with the labor market that will have long-term benefits for Texan students, employers and the economy. Several new policies will ensure that students have access to the educational opportunities needed […]
While the budget, pandemic, and the aftermath of the Uri winter storm dominated much of the recent legislature, legislators made unmatched strides on questions related to aligning education with the labor market that will have long-term benefits for Texan students, employers, and the economy. Several new policies will ensure that students have access to the […]
