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State-approved math lessons are spreading in San Antonio schools. It’s still too early to tell if Bluebonnet Learning is living up to its promise. https://t.co/vhjvn3rkYY
.@AustinISD has released preliminary recommendations to slash a $181M budget deficit, including more than 500 positions, reductions to transportation and cuts to teacher benefits and stipends. #txed#austinschools
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Superintendent Mike Miles has drastically reshaped @HoustonISD's classrooms with his comprehensive reform model.
Now, that approach is extending far beyond Houston, influencing how struggling schools are run across the state. via @nusaiblah
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.@teainfo has rejected @austinisd’s bid for more time to improve grades at 3 middle schools.
This brings the district closer than ever to state takeover, pending 2026 STAAR results. #txed#austinschools
Wow. The Texas Education Agency has rejected @AustinISD's bid for extra time to improve performance at three middle schools, setting the stage for a **state takeover** of another one of the state's largest districts. https://t.co/dCs9oSFqmY
Breaking from @lilykepner and @HeathKeri:
Austin ISD is at high risk of a state takeover if any of 3 North Austin middle schools scores an F this year.
Today, TEA rejected a district bid to buy the schools more time to improve.
https://t.co/J95pr8bV36 #txed#txlege
BREAKING: The Texas Education Agency @teainfo has rejected Austin Independent School District’s bid for extra time to improve student performance at 3 schools next academic year, setting the stage for a state takeover of the entire school system.
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BREAKING: The Texas Education Agency @teainfo has rejected Austin Independent School District’s bid for extra time to improve student performance at 3 schools next academic year, setting the stage for a state takeover of the entire school system.
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https://t.co/fbLdpROxjx
Since Uvalde, TX has invested billions in stationing school police officers at public school campuses, often without guardrails to ensure students weren't subjected to strong physical force for minor misbehavior.
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Police officers have become fixtures in Texas schools since the 2022 shooting at Robb Elementary in Uvalde. Some have used heavy-handed tactics on children, often in response to minor misbehavior, an @nytimes@ExpressNews investigation found.
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After Uvalde, Texas undertook an ambitious effort to station a police officer at every school.
Since then, students have been tackled, pepper sprayed and Tasered. Many episodes began over minor infractions like breaking dress code or vaping.
Our report: https://t.co/kSJ6lFudqo
NEW: UT System approves policy changes that make it easier to eliminate programs, positions. The policy changes come as UT consolidates ethnic and gender studies programs amid conservative backlash and as other Texas universities end them entirely. More ⬇️ https://t.co/sctFIzURIR
NEW: In Fall 2025, 2 out of 3 grades at @UTAustin were an A.
After a Yale report on trust in higher ed, universities are reckoning with grade inflation. But a Texas researcher has been concerned about rising grades for more than a decade.
Story & data⬇️
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My latest for @HoustonChron on TX's TEFA program:
📈Cy-Fair ISD's special ed evaluations of unenrolled students tripled this year, records show. Staff worked weekends, and it cost CFISD ~$500k to handle the influx.
Read more on the regional impacts⬇️
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Texas lost 76K students this year and the trend isn't reversing. Many @AustinISD teachers, parents, who came to the Capitol on Monday as AISD closes 10 schools/faces a $181M deficit, want the state to take action. #txed#austinschools
https://t.co/jPD7WLZ4tO
Canvas cyberattack shutting down finals at UTSA, other institutions; Alamo Colleges has restored service as institutions are starting to come back online https://t.co/5oLPWnYkdI via @expressnews
Yesterday, @AustinISD announced it expects to cut about 200 campus-level positions in order to reduce a $181M projected deficit. AISD expects many positions will be vacant. #txed#austinschools
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