Sentences with phrase «texas state school board»

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We can partially thank the Texas Taliban (School Board) and Kansas, for this state of affairs.

Read books that didn't come from the Texas School Board and you'll see that the consti.tution has separation of church and state — because of the religious intolerance the early settlers has experienced in Europe.

For example: In Texas, the school board has voted to remove Thomas Jefferson from the educational program for being a supporter of «separation of church and state».

Or John Arnold, a Texas hedge fund manager with a net worth of $ 3 billion who also has contributed to school board candidates in those same three cities outside of his home state.

Evangelical state legislators and school board members mounted similar efforts this year in Oklahoma, Missouri, Kansas, Texas and Alabama, and the Texas Republican Party platform opposes «the teaching of... critical thinking skills and similar programs that... have the purpose of challenging the student's fixed beliefs and undermining parental authority.»

Steve: The Texas school board has been revising the state science standards.

He explains that overturning agency fees «would simply mean that the current situation in states such as Texas and Georgia would become the norm in California and the rest of the U.S.» As in states without agency fees, he argues, teachers» unions would continue to lobby, support candidates, interact with school boards, and where they can collectively bargain, represent teachers in collective bargaining.

Alma A. Allen, a retired Houston public schools administrator and current member of the Texas state board of education, has been...

After state auditors investigated the school's operations, however, the Texas Education Authority concluded that Prepared Table had overstated its attendance at a cost to the state of $ 1.3 million; that it had commingled school funds with those of Reverend Wilcox's church; and that it was governed by virtually the same board members as the church.

• Thirty - two states require local school boards to bargain collectively with their teachers, fourteen states permit local boards to do this, and five states prohibit collective bargaining altogether (Georgia, North Carolina, South Carolina, Texas, and Virginia).

Texas has enough open - enrollment charter schools for now, says the state board of education, which is asking the legislature not to raise the cap on such charter schools when it convenes next year.

Just watch the documentary The Revisionaries, which chronicles the Texas State Board of Education's efforts to include creationism in public schools.

The Texas Board of Education's decision to allow school districts to buy a videodisk - based science curriculum with state textbook funds will encourage traditional publishers to step up their efforts in the electronic media, experts said last week, but it is unlikely to signal the end of printed textbooks in the schools.

Electronic publishers, textbook producers, and curriculum specialists agreed that the Texas board radically altered the school publishing market this month when it became the first state panel to adopt a videodisk for use in its elementary - school science programs.

The agriculture commissioner of Texas has taken the unusual step of opposing a science textbook and writing all of the state's local school board presidents urging them to reject it.

Perhaps one of most widely publicized examples of school boards acting courageously to push back on some of these regressive policies comes from Texas where 520 boards of education and their superintendents fought the implementation of 15 end - of - course high school standardized tests that were part of a state education reform package.

When one of my adversaries on the school board in Wichita Falls, a woman who had been President of the Texas School Boards Association, found this out, she went to the Executive director of the state organization to try to block the invitschool board in Wichita Falls, a woman who had been President of the Texas School Boards Association, found this out, she went to the Executive director of the state organization to try to block the invitSchool Boards Association, found this out, she went to the Executive director of the state organization to try to block the invitation.

Paula outlines the potential impact of the Texas State Board of Education decision on SAT and ACT performance, end - of - course exams in Texas schools, and student eligibility for the Texas Top Ten Percent Plan.

Alexandria, Va. (June 9, 2015)- The National School Boards Association (NSBA), joined by the Louisiana School Boards Association (LSBA), the Mississippi School Boards Association (MSBA), the Texas Association of School Boards» (TASB) Legal Assistance Fund, and the National Association of State Directors of Special Education (NASDSE), filed a «friend of the court» (amicus) brief in the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit (LA, MS, TX) in support of the school district in Seth B. v. Orleans Parish School DisSchool Boards Association (NSBA), joined by the Louisiana School Boards Association (LSBA), the Mississippi School Boards Association (MSBA), the Texas Association of School Boards» (TASB) Legal Assistance Fund, and the National Association of State Directors of Special Education (NASDSE), filed a «friend of the court» (amicus) brief in the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit (LA, MS, TX) in support of the school district in Seth B. v. Orleans Parish School DisSchool Boards Association (LSBA), the Mississippi School Boards Association (MSBA), the Texas Association of School Boards» (TASB) Legal Assistance Fund, and the National Association of State Directors of Special Education (NASDSE), filed a «friend of the court» (amicus) brief in the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit (LA, MS, TX) in support of the school district in Seth B. v. Orleans Parish School DisSchool Boards Association (MSBA), the Texas Association of School Boards» (TASB) Legal Assistance Fund, and the National Association of State Directors of Special Education (NASDSE), filed a «friend of the court» (amicus) brief in the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit (LA, MS, TX) in support of the school district in Seth B. v. Orleans Parish School DisSchool Boards» (TASB) Legal Assistance Fund, and the National Association of State Directors of Special Education (NASDSE), filed a «friend of the court» (amicus) brief in the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit (LA, MS, TX) in support of the school district in Seth B. v. Orleans Parish School Disschool district in Seth B. v. Orleans Parish School DisSchool District.

Georgina Perez, West Texas representative for the State Board of Education, reads a statement in February 2017 to the Canutillo Independent School District's board during a meeBoard of Education, reads a statement in February 2017 to the Canutillo Independent School District's board during a meeboard during a meeting.

A former state and district education chief, Jim Nelson currently provides advice and counsel to the Texas - based law firm of Thompson & Horton LLP, supporting clients ranging from Texas Instruments, AVID, the Educational Testing Service (ETS), and the Texas Association of School Boards.

Inspired by a statement adopted by more than 360 Texas school boards, major national education, civil rights and parents groups have launched a resolution calling on federal and state policymakers to reduce standardized test mandates and, instead, base school accountability on multiple forms of measurement.

The National School Boards Association (NSBA), joined by the Louisiana School Boards Association (LSBA), the Mississippi School Boards Association (MSBA), the Texas Association of School Boards» (TASB) Legal Assistance Fund, and the National Association of State Directors of Special Education (NASDSE), filed a «friend of the court» (amicus) brief in the U.S.

The National School Boards Association has partnered with the Texas Association of School Boards, and other State Associations of School Boards to create a cooperative purchasing program that is available through State Associations across the country and that meets the competitive procurement requirements in most states.

The National School Boards Association (NSBA), joined by the Louisiana School Boards Association (LSBA), the Mississippi School Boards Association (MSBA), the Texas Association of School Boards» (TASB) Legal Assistance Fund, and the National Association of State Directors of Special Education (NASDSE), filed a «friend of the court» (amicus) brief in the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit (LA, MS, TX) in support of the school district in Seth B. v. Orleans Parish School DisSchool Boards Association (NSBA), joined by the Louisiana School Boards Association (LSBA), the Mississippi School Boards Association (MSBA), the Texas Association of School Boards» (TASB) Legal Assistance Fund, and the National Association of State Directors of Special Education (NASDSE), filed a «friend of the court» (amicus) brief in the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit (LA, MS, TX) in support of the school district in Seth B. v. Orleans Parish School DisSchool Boards Association (LSBA), the Mississippi School Boards Association (MSBA), the Texas Association of School Boards» (TASB) Legal Assistance Fund, and the National Association of State Directors of Special Education (NASDSE), filed a «friend of the court» (amicus) brief in the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit (LA, MS, TX) in support of the school district in Seth B. v. Orleans Parish School DisSchool Boards Association (MSBA), the Texas Association of School Boards» (TASB) Legal Assistance Fund, and the National Association of State Directors of Special Education (NASDSE), filed a «friend of the court» (amicus) brief in the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit (LA, MS, TX) in support of the school district in Seth B. v. Orleans Parish School DisSchool Boards» (TASB) Legal Assistance Fund, and the National Association of State Directors of Special Education (NASDSE), filed a «friend of the court» (amicus) brief in the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit (LA, MS, TX) in support of the school district in Seth B. v. Orleans Parish School Disschool district in Seth B. v. Orleans Parish School DisSchool District.

Of the applications submitted for external review, nine of the 26 evaluated (37 percent) met the 85 percent cut score requirement and will proceed to the next step in the approval process, an interview with TEA Charter Division staff and members of the Texas State Board of Education (SBOE) Committee on School Initiatives, held during the week of May 8 - 11.

If any district has a single school that fails to meet state academic standards for five consecutive years, the Texas Education Agency must replace the district's school board or close the chronically failing school.

Posted on February 1, 2017 · The State Board of Education heard testimony Tuesday morning from members of the public who want to keep the current high school science standards — and from those who argue they are dumbing down Texas students.

Under state law, if any of the four schools miss state accountability marks this year, the Texas Education Agency is required to either close the campus or take over operation of the entire school district and appoint a board of managers and a new superintendent.

The Texas State Board of Education (SBOE) is currently deliberating on the restructuring of the Texas high school curriculum.

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Posted on November 18, 2016 · After months of protests from historians, teachers and lawmakers, the Texas State Board of Education this morning unanimously rejected a controversial Mexican - American studies textbook that would have been used in public schools

Additional speakers include Gary Chartrand, chairman of the Florida State Board of Education; Frank Biden, the president of Mavericks in Education and the brother of Vice President Joe Biden; Jeanne Allen, pioneering education reform champion and founder of The Center for Education Reform; Wendy Howard, the founder and executive director of the Florida Alliance for Choice in Education; Christie Bassett, 2015 Florida Teacher of the Year and a teacher at Highlands Park Elementary School in Polk County, Florida; Jason Fischer, member of the Duval County School Board; Lisa Graham Keegan, senior advisor to National School Choice Week and the former superintendent of public instruction for Arizona; and Randan Steinhauser, an advisor to National School Choice Week, who will join the event live via satellite from Austin, Texas.

The State Board of Education adopts its first long - range plan for Texas public schools.

The application submitted by Idaho - based Athlos Academies to open two new charter schools in the Dallas area was vetoed by a vote of 12 - 2 at the Texas State Board of Education meeting on July 17th.

The Texas Education Agency (TEA) has prioritized creation of the State Board of Education Long - Range Plan (SBOE LRP) for Primary and Secondary Education in Public Schools.

In 1972, the Texas state department of education reported that they encouraged local school boards to consider roles for students on school boards.

(Texas) Action expected this week by the state board of education would allow candidates to be hired as school superintendents without benefit of any classroom experience.

In 2015 the Texas legislature passed a law that would allow the Texas Education Agency (TEA) close schools or replace an entire school board if a district has even a single school that has failed to meet the state's education standards for five consecutive years.

As Diane Ravitch, the nation's leading public education advocate, noted on one of her blog posts today, «one of the crucial elements in the grassroots movement to roll back the tide of high - stakes testing started in Texas, when school board after school board voted to oppose high - stakes testing, and eventually more than 80 % of the state's school boards voted against high - stakes testing.»

(Texas)-- Directed by a vote of the State Board of Education late last month, Texas education officials posted Friday proposed rules governing high school graduation beginning next year.

Under the leadership of Dr. Nancy Grayson, East Waco Innovative School Development, Inc. was awarded a charter by the Texas State Board of Education in March 1998.

We've already collaborated with our partner states — Kentucky, Massachusetts, Ohio, and Texas — on our research agenda, and the chief state school officer from each state, plus a designee of their choice, sits on our advisory board.

Texas Education Code § 12A.004 prohibits innovation districts from being exempt from requirements that apply to open - enrollment charters; from sections related to district organization and governance, school board powers and duties; from state curriculum and graduation requirements; and from academic and financial accountability and sanctions.

Contact us to learn more about the Texas Institute for School Boards and how it is helping urban district leaders improve public education in our state.

By now you have probably heard the buzz and excitement about the addition of five new charter schools that were officially announced by the Texas State Board of Education (SBOE) on Friday, June 23rd.

Rather than a bill proposed by a state legislature, in 2009, the Texas School Board passed an amendent calling for the «balanced» teaching of climate change, meaning both science and «skepticism.»

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