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 | 87th Interim Session, 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...
Oct 23, 2019 | A-F Ratings, Capitol Watch
TASA and TASB joined efforts to provide public comments on proposed commissioner rule changes to the rules governing interventions and sanctions for campuses, campus intervention teams, and campus turnaround plans. The public comment period concluded October 21, and...
Oct 11, 2019 | A-F Ratings, Capitol Watch
TASA and TASB staff worked together to prepare written public comments on a proposed commissioner’s rule relating to a school district’s accreditation status. The proposed rule provides that a district’s accreditation status will be lowered if the district...
