#txed — Public Fediverse posts

92% of private schools already enrolled in Texas’ voucher programs serving kids beyond kindergarten are religious. @TexasObserver found many of these exclude non-Christian and LGBTQ+ kids. #TxEd #TxLege #TexasSchools #ProtectPublicSchools #SchoolVouchers https://www.texasobserver.org/texas-voucher-schools-openly-discriminate/

TEA announces state takeover of Fort Worth school district | Fort Worth Star-Telegram
#FtWorth #K12 #TxEd #TEA
https://www.star-telegram.com/news/local/education/article312606120.html

Putting this teacher on leave for tweeting an image of himself with a pride flag in the classroom could have a chilling effect on free speech rights for all teachers and threaten the few safe spaces lgbtq students have in schools- @gabrielarana, #txed https://www.texasobserver.org/a-queer-teacher-in-edgewood-picked-a-fight-he-couldnt-win/

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#teacherpd #txed #plc

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#txed #teacher #reading #cpchat #tcea

HISD superintendent stars in his own musical, “depicting how the new superintendent will rekindle the extinguished spirits of burnt-out teachers, give hope to hopeless students, and bestow a visionary plan to save public education.” Teachers were not amused. #hisd #txed https://www.texasobserver.org/houston-isd-takeover-the-musical/

“We’re addressing all these manufactured crises that don’t have any real direct existential connection to where Texans live and what they need: great public schools,” said Pastor Charles Johnson and Charles Luke of @pastors4txkids in this Q&A. texasobserver.org/abbott-school-… #txlege, #txed https://www.texasobserver.org/abbott-school-vouchers-special-session/

“The Uvalde School District.. expelled 33 students at a rate of 7 out of 1000 students. The district did not report conducting any threat assessments or mental health interventions for any of those students.” #txed #txlege

https://datawrapper.dwcdn.net/IDIab/7/ #txed #txlege

At a time when #txlege wants more guns in schools, our investigation found only 10% of districts fully comply with the 2019 safety law that requires threat assessments and mental health svcs. #txed https://www.texasobserver.org/students-pay-as-texas-school-districts-violate-threat-assessment-law/

As a former teacher, I know this bill would discourage my former students from reading. For many years, it was sound pedagogical practice to give students a choice in what they read. This bill is taking education backwards. #txed #txlege https://www.dallasnews.com/news/politics/2023/04/13/bill-requiring-texas-schools-to-tell-parents-what-books-kids-check-out-passes/?sailthru_id=626c33e69dd2ea034f0d7432&utm_source=Sailthru&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Politics%202023-04-18&utm_term=Politics

“Even as Texas sits on a $33 billion surplus, the state, in what seems like an apt metaphor, has offered crap to public schools so far this legislative session.” #txed #txlege #education https://www.texasobserver.org/propery-tax-public-schools-teacher-pay-wages/

Despite public outcry, TEA runs roughshod over the concerns of parents, teachers, school administrators, and elected officials and announces their takeover of HISD: #txed #txlege https://www.houstonchronicle.com/news/houston-texas/education/article/hisd-state-takeover-houston-live-updates-17839142.php

This is really sad. Wheatley students in this article are blaming themselves for the TEA takeover of HISD when it is the state that has failed students- by imposing a system of testing over educating and now by threatening to close this local school. https://www.houstonchronicle.com/news/houston-texas/education/article/hisd-state-takeover-phillis-wheatley-high-school-17826054.php #txed #education

Republican state officials are “manufacturing an education crisis to prevent people of color in Houston from exercising their citizenship rights and seizing political power.” #txed https://www.houstonchronicle.com/opinion/outlook/article/State-takeover-of-Houston-public-schools-is-about-14980692.php

Abbott’s legislative priorities:
Taxpayers’ $$$ for rich property owners
Taxpayers’ $$$ for rich families’ to subsidize private school tuition
Taxpayers’ $$$ for law enforcement
Nothing for everyday working people #txlege #TXSOTS23 #txed https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/news/politics/2023/02/16/444015/whats-an-emergency-item-here-are-governor-abbotts-seven-and-why-they-matter/

Outright lies to parents. That’s how Abbott is planning to push school vouchers. #txed #txlege https://www.houstonchronicle.com/politics/article/greg-abbott-school-voucher-misleading-17791327.php

“‘School districts, what they have to do if they lose a student, [is] be smart about how they allocate their resources and maybe that’s one less fourth grade teacher,’ Steve Lecholop, a TEA deputy commissioner, said in a call” #txed #txlege https://www.texastribune.org/2023/02/14/texas-education-agency-vouchers/

So much for their belief in the free market

Via @TexasObserver

Voucher bill HB557 would enable an unlimited number of students to receive reimbursements for up to $10K in private school tuition … If all 309,000 private school students in #Texas decided to apply for a voucher under this bill, public schools could lose $3 billion  https://www.texasobserver.org/…  

#TXlege #TXed #education #vouchers #news #politics #USpol #schools @josephinelee

Voucher bill HB557 would enable an unlimited number of students to receive reimbursements for up to $10K in private school tuition … If all 309,000 private school students in #Texas decided to apply for a voucher under this bill, public schools could lose $3 billion https://www.texasobserver.org/voucher-program-arizona-privitization-public-schools-disabilities/

#TXlege #TXed #education #vouchers #news #politics #USpol #schools @josephinelee

“‘Parental rights” had become a dog whistle to animate opponents of public education.” #txed #txlege
https://www.texasmonthly.com/news-politics/campaign-to-sabotage-texas-public-schools/

Is public education still a public good?
#txlege #txed #edutoot
https://teachthevote.atpe.org/Our-Blog/Latest-Posts/The-Fight-Over-Parents-Rights-in-Schools