Nov 8, 2023 | 2023 Special Sessions on Vouchers, A-F Ratings, Capitol Watch, Charter Schools, School Finance, School Safety, Teacher Compensation, Vouchers & School Choice
On Tuesday, November 7, the first evening of the fourth called special session, Chairman Brad Buckley filed HB 1, a 177-page dense bill that was referred to the Select Committee on Educational Opportunity and Enrichment. A hearing on the bill will be held Thursday,...
Nov 7, 2023 | 2023 Special Sessions on Vouchers, A-F Ratings, Capitol Watch, School Finance, School Safety, Teacher Compensation, Teacher Shortage, Vouchers & School Choice
Late afternoon on Tuesday, November 7, Gov. Greg Abbott announced Special Session #4 and issued a proclamation identifying agenda items for the special session that began at 5 p.m. the same day. In the announcement, Abbott is quoted as saying: “I am immediately...
May 16, 2023 | 88th Regular Session, A-F Ratings, Capitol Watch, Vouchers & School Choice
The House Public Education Committee met Monday, May 15, to hear invited testimony only on a new, 80-page House substitute for CSSB 8, which creates an ESA/voucher program and makes major changes to the assessment/accountability system. Seven panels presented...
May 10, 2023 | 88th Regular Session, A-F Ratings, Capitol Watch
The House committee substitute for the SB 8 voucher bill is 80 pages in length and has not been vetted with testimony through the House Public Education Committee. One misconception about the substitute language is that it gets rid of the STAAR and reduces testing....
Aug 9, 2022 | 2022 Interim, A-F Ratings, Capitol Watch
The Texas House Committee on Public Education met August 9, 2022, to discuss two interim charges related to the state’s public school assessment and accountability systems. Implementation of HB 3906 Interim Charge One: HB 3906 (86R), relating to the assessment of...
Oct 29, 2019 | A-F Ratings, Capitol Watch, School Finance, Teacher Compensation
On October 28, 2019, the Texas House Public Education Committee (see the committee handout) heard from Commissioner of Education Mike Morath and two panels of educators on issues related to the implementation of A-F rules under HB 22 (2017) and school finance...
