Article also found on Today.ttu.edu Jesse Perez Mendez has been named dean of Texas Tech University’s College of Education, the university provost announced today (June 25). He begins in the role Aug. 1. Since August 2018, Mendez has served as the dean and a professor of the Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis (IUPUI) School of Education. At […]
Texas Ranked 8th Least-Educated State In Nation
January 25, 2017 by Leave a Comment
As state lawmakers try to find new ways to finance public schools, a new survey is showing Texas as the eighth least-educated state in the nation.
Trump Promises To Reform Education System At MI Rally
December 9, 2016 by Leave a Comment
Donald Trump is thanking the people of Michigan for helping elect him President.
Speaker Vows To Restore Funding To Disabled Children
November 30, 2016 by Leave a Comment
(Austin, TX) — Texas House Speaker Joe Straus is vowing to restore hundreds of millions of dollars in funding to services for disabled children, money that was cut by the 2015 legislature.
TEA Suspends Special-Education Enrollment Cap
November 3, 2016 by Leave a Comment
(Austin, TX) — The Texas Education Agency is suspending its arbitrary cap on the enrollment of special-education students, but it’s also arguing that it didn’t do anything wrong by imposing the cap and punishing the school districts that didn’t comply.
Lt. Governor Concerned About Special-Ed Benchmark Rate
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Lieutenant Governor Dan Patrick is expressing his concern over the state’s arbitrary benchmark rate for special-education enrollments in Texas.
Tucson Schools Must Teach “Culturally Relevant” Courses
February 8, 2013 by Leave a Comment
TUCSON – A federal judge ruled Wednesday that the Tucson Unified School District must begin teaching culturally relevant courses in its schools.
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