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A backlash against this year’s STAAR exams escalated Monday when a group of parents sued the state in an attempt to keep schools from using 2016 test…
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Mike Morath got the nod Monday to be the next Texas education commissioner.Morath made his name as a member of the Dallas school board. He supported the…
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A Dallas schools trustee and investment manager will lead the Texas Education Agency.Gov. Greg Abbott on Monday appointed Mike Morath to oversee the…
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Early education advocates on Tuesday urged the Texas Education Agency to ensure that a diverse group of school districts will be able to apply for funding…
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Faith Family Academy, an Oak Cliff charter school, will stay open after all. The state had ordered the closing of the school, and a dozen others…
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Last month, the state shut down Prime Prep Academy, the charter school that football Hall of Famer Deion Sanders co-founded. There’s another charter…
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The state got a waiver to some of the requirements of No Child Left Behind in 2013. That lets it keep federal money without meeting all the law’s…
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It’s the beginning of the end for Prime Prep Academy. The troubled charter school co-founded by former Dallas Cowboy Deion Sanders has been under scrutiny…
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It’s easier than ever for state officials to close a Texas public charter school thanks to a “three strikes and you’re out” law passed in 2013. One school…
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The Texas Education Agency has just released its 2014 accountability ratings for schools, and several North Texas school districts received a distinction…
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The Dallas school district is the second largest district in the state – but it boasts the highest graduation rate for big city schools in the state.The…
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It’s 4th and long for Deion Sanders’ Prime Prep charter schools, after the state moved this week to shut it down. Over the years, Prime Prep’s gotten bad…