Governor Abbott campaigns for vouchers to be passed as teacher groups say the plan isn t beneficial news4sanantonio.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from news4sanantonio.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
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