New poll shows less support for $4.4 billion Houston ISD bond than prior survey
HOUSTON LANDING – Just days apart, two polls related to Houston ISD’s proposed $4.4 billion school bond forecast clashing results, with a new survey released Tuesday suggesting voters might reject the record-breaking package.
Austin ISD, Disability Rights Texas settle lawsuit over special education services backlog
AUSTIN STATESMAN – The Austin school district and Disability Rights Texas have reached a settlement agreement over a 2021 lawsuit in which the disabilities advocacy nonprofit accused the district of failing to provide timely special education services to five students.
Texas teachers spend more on school supplies than in other states, data shows — are you one of them?
HOUSTON CHRONICLE – Texas teachers outspend their counterparts from all 50 states on yearly school supply purchases for their classrooms, according to survey released Monday as educators prepare for the 2024-25 school year.
TASB Statement on Remarks Made at TASB Summer Leadership Institute
The Texas Messenger reached out to the Texas Association of School Boards (TASB) for a statement regarding comments made by a speaker at the recent Summer Leadership Institute.
Fort Worth superintendent says school board breached her contract, email shows
FORT WORTH REPORT – The Fort Worth ISD superintendent told the school board that it breached her contract subsequent to her evaluation in January, according to an email obtained by the Fort Worth Report.
Former Uvalde officer pleads not guilty to criminal charges over delayed mass shooting response
TEXAS TRIBUNE – Adrian Gonzalez appeared in court Thursday after being indicted over law enforcement’s delay in confronting a gunman. Pete Arredondo previously pleaded not guilty.
National effort to connect rural students with colleges expands to Texas
TEXAS TRIBUNE – Southern Methodist University and the University of Texas at Austin will get funds to visit more students in rural communities and small towns.
Texas to Deploy Statewide School Security System
GOVTECH – The Texas Education Agency’s Office of School Safety and Security is rolling out a mass communication and threat reporting system called Sentinel, available to all schools in the state at no charge.
School Choice Cost
In this video, we look at the playbook on school choice and the section on cost. We go through and look at two different sources and take a look at the impact school choice has on cost across states with school choice programs in place.
Cost of the Universal ESA Vouchers
GRAND CANYON INSTITUTE – Overall, GCI finds the gross cost of the total ESA program to be $700 million in FY2024. Universal vouchers had a gross cost of $385 million.
