Recent News Stories SBOE - Evolution dispute entangles Pearson biology textbook at State Board of Education The State Board of Education’s ideological struggle with the teaching of evolution in Texas classroom resurfaced late Thursday night as the board prepared to give final approval to new ... Keep Reading
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The State Board of Education (SBOE) met this week to hear testimony and to debate the draft rules for new graduation requirements. Texas PTA urged SBOE in public testimony this week and through its petition NOT to require every student to follow the same path to graduation, not to require every ... Keep Reading
The State Board of Education (SBOE) is expected to make decisions regarding the new graduation requirements that will be implemented beginning with the 2014-2015 school year on the following timeline: November 20th - Proposed rules will be filed and discussed; public testimony will be ... Keep Reading
Texas saw its sales tax collections rise in September, with revenue of $2.01 billion, an increase of 2.7 percent over the same month last year. September was the 42nd consecutive month in which sales tax revenue has increased. Sales tax is a key source of revenue for state government, as it is used ... Keep Reading
Education News Report The State Board of Education is inviting parents, teachers and other interested parties to testify regarding the implementation of HB 5, the omnibus legislation that reforms high school graduation requirements. The all-day hearing will take place on September 17th at the ... Keep Reading
State Board of Education Meets to Review HB 5 The State Board of Education (SBOE) met this week to learn more about HB 5, the omnibus bill that changes high school graduation requirements, high school testing requirements and the school accountability system. SBOE members received a ... Keep Reading
Recent News Stories Texas faces long odds in getting test exemption for top achievers (Dallas Morning News © 07/30/2013) A plan to reduce testing for higher-performing elementary and middle school students was one of the feel-good bills of the 2013 legislative session. But several experts ... Keep Reading
More than 100 bills that deal with education were passed during the 2013 legislative session. The Texas Education Agency has produced a briefing book that describes the impact of new education laws. The State Board of Education (SBOE) met last week and spent a great deal of time discussing ... Keep Reading
Texas Education News The second special session of the Texas Legislature is winding down and will end at the end of the month. At this time we do not anticipate any items to be added to the call for this special session and we do not expect the governor to call another special session unless the ... Keep Reading
News of the Week Texas budget negotiations stumble amid questions on tax cuts, school funds House and Senate leaders struggled Monday to protect their complicated deal on the two-year state budget. The two chambers’ budget chiefs clashed over whether a tax-relief package should rely heavily on ... Keep Reading