Dec 16, 2020 | Capitol Watch, School Safety
As noted in our December 11 Capitol Watch Alert, TASA has partnered with the Texas Association of School Boards (TASB) to submit a letter to Gov. Greg Abbott and the COVID-19 Expert Vaccine Allocation Panel asking that they keep school personnel in mind when...
Jul 30, 2020 | Capitol Watch, Press Release, School Finance, School Safety
The start of the 2020-2021 school year is going to be difficult because of COVID-19. In spite of all the planning and expenditures for safety measures that Texas school districts have undergone with the help of the state, there are cases of COVID-19 in many...
Jul 17, 2020 | Capitol Watch, School Safety
On July 7, TEA released public health planning guidance for the 2020-21 academic year. Given the latest developments around COVID-19, TEA is issuing important updates to the guidance today, July 17. School systems will now be able to temporarily limit access to...
Jul 16, 2020 | Capitol Watch, School Safety
On Wednesday, July 15, TASA, along with 11 other education organizations, sent a letter to Gov. Greg Abbott emphasizing that “the health and safety of the 5.4 million schoolchildren and more than 600,000 district employees is of paramount concern to the members...
Apr 17, 2020 | Capitol Watch, School Safety
Gov. Greg Abbott issued several executive orders April 17, including one that closes all Texas schools to in-person student attendance for the remainder of the 2019-20 school year, as it “would be unsafe to allow students to gather.” He noted that teachers...
Mar 3, 2020 | Capitol Watch, School Safety
The Senate Finance Committee will meet Tuesday, March 24, 2020, at 10 a.m. to hear invited and public testimony on several interim charges, which include: Information Technology: Review the state’s major information technology infrastructure. Examine...
