High school seniors who haven t passed the requisite standardized tests to graduate could have an easier time sidestepping that requirement under a bill still pending at the Legislature.
Under current rules, a high school senior who has failed up to two of five end-of-course State of Texas Assessments of Academic Readiness but has passed all classes and fulfilled other requirements can graduate as long as a committee made up of the student s teacher,
the lead instructor for the subject, principal and parents gives unanimous consent.
House Bill 999 would allow a student who failed as many as five
exams to petition a graduation committee. Each failed exam would require a separate petition.
San Antonio school leaders cheer state funding extension - but some are nervous about strings attached
Andres Picon, Danya Perez, San Antonio Express-News
March 4, 2021
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A second grade student works math problems in Armando Vela s classroom as IDEA Carver administrators showed off their schools last November.Tom Reel /Staff photographerShow MoreShow Less
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The $5.5 billion in federal funds approved for educational needs in Texas has yet to materialize. This after the state used $1.3 billion in federal stimulus funding for public schools instead to fulfill its own obligation.Godofredo A. Vásquez /Staff photographerShow MoreShow Less
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Vanessa Garza, an intervention teacher at Copperfield Elementary School in the Judson ISD, works with students on Thursday, Dec. 10, 2020.Billy Calzada, Staff / Billy CalzadaShow MoreShow Less
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Texas schools have spent millions this year to make sure students are safe, fed and learning during the pandemic.
Public schools across Texas are in limbo as they wait for word on how much funding they’ll receive from the state this semester.
During the fall semester, the Texas Education Agency enacted a policy called Hold Harmless to keep districts from being penalized for low attendance rates during the pandemic. But the state agency hasn’t decided if it will continue Hold Harmless this spring.
Without a waiver to continue funding schools based on their pre-COVID attendance rates, districts stand to lose millions of dollars.
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Public schools across Texas are in limbo as they wait for word on how much funding they’ll receive from the state this semester.
During the fall semester, the Texas Education Agency enacted a policy called Hold Harmless to keep districts from being penalized for low attendance rates during the pandemic. But the state agency hasn’t decided if it will continue Hold Harmless this spring.
Without a waiver to continue funding schools based on their pre-COVID attendance rates, districts stand to lose millions of dollars.
Enrollment in Texas public schools dropped by more than 150,000 students between October 2019 and October 2020, according to TEA. Many districts have also seen attendance dip during distance learning.
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Texas schools have spent millions this year to make sure students are safe, fed and learning during the pandemic.
Public schools across Texas are in limbo as they wait for word on how much funding they’ll receive from the state this semester.
During the fall semester, the Texas Education Agency enacted a policy called Hold Harmless to keep districts from being penalized for low attendance rates during the pandemic. But the state agency hasn’t decided if it will continue Hold Harmless this spring.
Without a waiver to continue funding schools based on their pre-COVID attendance rates, districts stand to lose millions of dollars.