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It’s easy to test but hard to teach. The next chapter in Texas education policy must start with a bold but simple shift.
AUSTIN, Texas — State Representative Brooks Landgraf (R-Odessa) has filed a new bill to scrap the STAAR Test from Texas ...
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State Representative Brooks Landgraf is once again filing a motion to eliminate the STAAR standardized test in public schools.
A looming redistricting fight, flood response, and THC are on the agenda. But don’t be surprised to see dead bills from the ...
Lawmakers representing Northeast Texas say they’ll support Hill Country flood relief, implementation of disaster warning ...
The statewide death toll from the catastrophic flooding in Central Texas earlier this month has risen to 135 and dozens more ...
Gov. Abbott has 18 total items on the agenda for the special session, including four tied to the catastrophic flooding in the ...
An already packed special session agenda grew exponentially last week — due in part to the catastrophic Hill Country flooding ...
A Texas court of appeals ruled that the TEA can release school accountability ratings for the 2023-2024 school year which are ...