2013 News

05.16.13
Texas House OKs much-watched charter school bill
Source: Houston Chronicle
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05.16.13
Patrick's Charter School Bill Faces Test in House
Source: The Texas Tribune
05.16.13
House to consider much-watched charter school bill
Source: Houston Chronicle
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05.16.13
KIPP nominated for national charter school award
Source: Houston Chronicle
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05.15.13
Van de Putte: Flexible curriculum should maintain rigorous standards
Source: Houston Chronicle
05.13.13
Texas Charter School Parents, Students Rally Capitol Support
Source: Texas Insider
05.13.13
Texas Charter School Waitlist Numbers Fluctuate
Source: Education Week
05.09.13
Charter School Caps Looking for Big Lift in Texas, Massachusetts
Source: Education Week
05.08.13
With Bill Pending, School Choice Supporters Rally
Source: The Texas Tribune
05.08.13
Top senator vows his charter school plan will pass
Source: Houston Chronicle
05.08.13
Texas education system must change for our future
Source: San Antonio Express News
05.08.13
Top senator vows his charter school plan will pass
Source: Houston Chronicle
05.08.13
Texas education system must change for our future
Source: My SA
05.07.13
Eight Schools Selected for the Middle Schools Matter Program
Source: George W. Bush Institute
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05.06.13
Senate Approves New High School Graduation Plan
Source: The Texas Tribune
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05.05.13
Protection of Texas Children Act passed by Texas House
Source: KETK TV
05.03.13
Small Middle School could be AISD's next in-district charter
Source: Austin American Statesman
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05.03.13
Editorial: Choosing separate and unequal Texas schools
Source: Dallas Morning News
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04.30.13
Charter Bill Brings New Players to Education Policy
Source: The Texas Tribune
04.30.13
Charter School Bill Means More Options For Parents And Students
Source: KUHF Houston News
04.30.13
House education panel approves charter school bill
Source: Houston Chronicle
04.29.13
Best High Schools in Texas
Source: U.S. News
04.29.13
Earplugs, In School? Students In Richardson Experiment With Hearing Loss
Source: KERA News
04.29.13
William McKenzie: Legislators should listen to minority parents and leaders
Source: Dallas Morning News
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04.28.13
From inner-city to Ivy League: College is goal for Dallas charter schools
Source: KHOU Houston News
04.27.13
With 30 days left, legislators to pick up pace
Source: Austin American-Statesman
04.27.13
With 30 days left, legislators to pick up pace
Source: Austin American Statesman
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04.26.13
A look at the county's top female educators
Source: Galveston County Daily News
04.26.13
House OKs $500M more for education
Source: San Antonio Express News
04.25.13
House bill would require flag pledge in charter schools
Source: Statesman
04.24.13
Rio Grande Valley charter schools are among the best in U.S.
Source: San Antonio Business Journal
04.23.13
A look at the county's top female educators
Source: Galveston County Daily News
04.23.13
House panel mulls charter school expansion bill
Source: Houston Chronicle
04.23.13
New ratings for Texas public schools unveiled
Source: Statesman
04.23.13
Senate OKs Rainy Day Fund spending for schools
Source: San Francisco Times
04.23.13
House Members Hear Support for Charter School Expansion
Source: Texas Observer
04.22.13
TEXAS LEGISLATURE: House picks budget writers
Source: San Angelo Times
04.22.13
LADNER: Texas must educate more than an elite to secure the future
Source: YourHoustonNews
04.21.13
New school a major change for charter district
Source: San Antonio Express News
04.21.13
Rangel: More charter schools in Texas?
Source: Amarillo Globe News
04.20.13
Rangel: Charter school issue shows art of political compromise
Source: Lubbock Avalanche Journal
04.20.13
Educational reform in Texas calls for different solutions
Source: Houston Chronicle
04.18.13
House Budget Writers Back $500 Million More for Schools
Source: The Texas Tribune
04.17.13
Senate chooses consensus over gridlock in compromise on charter school bill
Source: Austin American-Statesman
04.17.13
TX Senate bill aims to bring more charter schools
Source: KYTX Tyler, TX
04.17.13
Board of Ed bristles at losing charter approval
Source: San Francisco Chronicle
04.16.13
Teachers Groups Raise Concerns About Charter School Bill
Source: KUT News
04.15.13
American YouthWorks Parc Smith builds on a family legacy of fairness
Source: Statesman
04.12.13
A Step Forward for Charter School Quality in Texas
Source:
04.12.13
Amid backlash, Texas rethinking its tough testing, school accountability standards
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04.10.13
Texas Considers Backtracking on Testing
Source: New York Times
04.10.13
IDEA finds new home after AISD breakup
Source: Statesman
04.10.13
Texas should keep its school testing standards
Source:
04.09.13
Education pioneer Rosemary Perlmeter talks charter schools and building trust
Source: Culture Map
04.07.13
Still hope for Texas schoolkids
Source: Houston Chronicle
04.07.13
Texas’s graduation requirements miss the mark
Source: Washington Post
04.06.13
Competition strong as IDEA set to host annual lottery
Source: The Monitor
04.06.13
State Rep. J.M. Lozano suggests charter school status as Premont ISD possibility
Source: Caller
04.06.13
Keep the cameras rolling on school district’s plans for Allan and Eastside Memorial
Source: Statesman
04.04.13
House votes to keep public money in public schools
Source: Star-Telegram
04.04.13
House OKs Budget, Nixes Vouchers, Medicaid Expansion
Source: Texas Tribune
04.04.13
IDEA College Prep Mission students aim to motivate themselves and others with music video, ‘Mande’
Source: The Monitor
04.02.13
NAPCS Releases Toolkit for Serving English Language Learners
Source: National Alliance for Public Charter Schools
04.01.13
House Freshmen Launch Coordinated Strike on Budget
Source: The Texas Tribune
04.01.13
North Forest again ordered to close and merge with HISD
Source: Houston Chronicle
03.30.13
Texas poised to go backward on education standards
Source: Fort Worth Star Telegram
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03.29.13
People can seek school fixes sooner under legislative bill
Source: Reporter News
03.27.13
Texas Senate confirms nomination of Education Commissioner Michael L. Williams
Source: Texas Education Agency (TEA)
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03.27.13
D.C. school facilities plan considers charters for the first time
Source: The Washington Post
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03.27.13
Texas House Passes Public Education Requirements Bill
Source: KUT
03.26.13
Amended charter school bill advances
Source: San Antonio Express News
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03.26.13
Will Obama's Budget Recognize Charter Schools?
Source: The Wall Street Journal
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03.24.13
State Senate panel set to vote on school reforms
Source: Houston Chronicle
03.24.13
Charter School Will Teach Students 3 Languages
Source: NBC DFW
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03.22.13
Should School Ratings Take At-Risk Students Into Account?
Source: KUT
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03.21.13
Gonzalez, Workman: Career training good for students, employers and Texas
Source: Austin American Statesman
03.21.13
Texas Lawmaker Tearfully Vows School Choice Fight
Source: Associated Press
03.21.13
House Committee Backs Budget With More School Funding
Source: The Texas Tribune
03.21.13
Changes Could Come for State's Charter School Cap
Source: KUT
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03.21.13
Charter school bill facing Senate committee vote
Source: Dallas Morning News
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03.21.13
Charter limits remain in Senate bill
Source: Austin American Statesman
03.21.13
Newest AmeriCorps members sworn in
Source: Austin American Statesman
03.21.13
Taking a Charter Network to Scale: IDEA Public Schools
Source: Huffington Post
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03.20.13
Texas Senate approves $195.5 billion state budget
Source: Fort Worth Star Telegram
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03.20.13
Texas lawmakers now tackling big challenges
Source: San Antonio Express News
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03.20.13
Texas will take a big leap backward if the Legislature passes SB 3, SB 1724 and HB 5
Source: Dallas Morning News
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03.20.13
Trading standardized tests for flexibility, new accountability
Source: Fort Worth Star Telegram
03.19.13
Local schools saving money using solar energy systems
Source: FOX 44 KWKT
03.19.13
AYCOCK: HB 5-- EXPANDING OPPORTUNITIES FOR YOUNG TEXANS
Source: The Quorum Report
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03.18.13
Controversial bill would open door for more charter schools
Source: Austin American Statesman
03.17.13
Sweeping Effort to Expand Charter Schools Faces Hurdles
Source: The Texas Tribune
03.17.13
Texas should go local when it comes to education
Source: Houston Chronicle
03.17.13
Warm-up period over, Texas Legislature can start passing bills
Source: Fort Worth Star Telegram
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03.16.13
Legislators struggle with testing issue
Source: Houston Chronicle
03.16.13
Texas' Algebra II debate could shape school policy
Source: Houston Chronicle
03.15.13
The Case For, and Against, Closing North Forest ISD
Source: kuhf news
03.15.13
North Forest makes last-ditch pitch to TEA at hearing
Source: Houston Chronicle
03.13.13
Prime Prep boys basketball selected to play in National High School Invitational along with Findlay Prep, Montverde Academy
Source: Dallas Morning News
03.12.13
STAAR tests to be released early
Source: Austin American Statesman
03.12.13
Texas House panel votes to scale back high school testing
Source: Dallas Morning News
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03.12.13
House completes budget fix for Medicaid
Source: Dallas Morning News
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03.12.13
Texas House sends Perry emergency bill to pay Medicaid IOU
Source: Dallas Morning News
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03.11.13
Dan Patrick says 100,000 are on waiting list to attend Texas charter schools
Source: Politifact - Austin American Statesman
03.10.13
Career education plan stirs fear of minority 'tracking'
Source: Austin American Statesman
03.09.13
UIL boys: Triple A Academy 80, Mumford 54
Source: Austin American Statesman
03.09.13
Photos: Joy for titlists Madison, Triple A Academy, heartbreak for Kimball, SGP
Source: Dallas Morning News
03.08.13
Doing a Texas Two-Step Around Education Reform
Source: The Wall Street Journal
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03.08.13
Charter schools make pitch to run North Forest ISD
Source: Houston Chronicle
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03.07.13
Triple A Academy earns spot in Class A Division I boys basketball final behind Jeremiah Jefferson's 37-point effort
Source: Dallas Morning News
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03.07.13
New School Choice Bill Backs Local Accountability Plans
Source: The Texas Tribune
03.05.13
Guest Column: Choice is the Way to Save Our Schools
Source: The Texas Tribune
03.04.13
Crosno, Loeffel: Let technology open doors to learning
Source: Austin American Statesman
03.03.13
Inside the World of Charter Schools
Source: The New York Times
03.02.13
High school boys basketball: Harmony wins, earns spot in state tourney
Source: El Paso Times
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03.01.13
KIPP doubters proven wrong
Source:
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03.01.13
NAPCS President Nina Rees Issues Statement on Sequester
Source: National Alliance for Public Charter Schools
02.28.13
Arlington mayor warns of dire consequences from budget cuts
Source: Fort Worth Star Telegram
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02.28.13
Senate Panel Approves More Money for Public Schools
Source: The Texas Tribune
02.26.13
Testing in Texas has gone too far, say key insiders
Source: Houston Chronicle
02.26.13
Gov. Perry Keynotes Texas Business Leadership Council Education Summit
Source: Office of the Governor Rick Perry
02.26.13
Perry Backs Changes to Student Testing Requirements
Source: The Texas Tribune
02.25.13
Former education commissioners: Kids take too many tests
Source: San Antonio Express News
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02.25.13
Report: High school dropouts cost economy billions
Source: Austin American Statesman
02.24.13
Charter schools prompt fierce political battle
Source: Houston Chronicle
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02.21.13
Texas Lawmakers Mixed on Charter School Proposal
Source: Texas Tribune
02.21.13
Editorial: Patrick's bill could improve charter schools
Source: Dallas News
02.21.13
Caprice Young on the Texas Legislature's new SB 2
Source: Dallas News
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02.21.13
Educators push back on charter school expansion
Source: Austin American Statesman
02.21.13
State senator: Students 'crying' for more choice
Source: San Antonio Express News
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02.21.13
Senate confirms Cargill as SBOE chair
Source: Texas Education Agency (TEA)
02.20.13
What the court ruling means for charter schools
Source: Galveston County The Daily News
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02.20.13
Putting charter school conspiracy theories to rest
Source: AEI
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02.20.13
Putting charter school conspiracy theories to rest
Source: American Enterprise Institute (AEI)
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02.19.13
Senate bill would allow charter schools to multiply
Source: Statesman
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02.19.13
Charter Schools Lost In Lawsuit, Hope To Win In Legislature
Source: kuhf fm news
02.19.13
Measure Would Vastly Expand 'Charter Schools' in Texas
Source: 1200 news radio WOAI
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02.19.13
Don't Call Me Stupid! Underestimating Parental Choice
Source: Center For Educational Reform
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02.18.13
Senator Patrick Files Charter School Reform Bill
Source: Senator Dan Patrick, District 7
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02.18.13
Dan Patrick Packages Charter School Wish List Into Bill
Source: Observer
02.18.13
Patrick bill seeks to lift charter school cap
Source: Houston Chronicle
02.17.13
New Texas HS graduation standards face hurdles
Source: Houston Chronicle
02.14.13
Houston Charter Schools Plan to Grow
Source: kuhf fm news
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02.08.13
Patrick: Texas needs real education reform
Source: Statesman
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02.07.13
Texas lawmaker seeks school accountability changes
Source: news-journal
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02.06.13
Fixing Texas School Finance May Mean Big Price Tag
Source: ABC News
02.06.13
Ruling twice denies Texas charter schools
Source: News Channel 10
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02.05.13
Texas School Finance System Violates State Constitution, Judge Says
Source: Education Week
02.05.13
Judge: Texas School Finance Plan Unconstitutional
Source: ABC News
02.05.13
Dietz Rules: You want higher achievement, pay for it
Source: Austin American-Statesman
02.05.13
Fixing Texas' school finance system may require billions of dollars in extra state spending
Source: The Washington Post
02.04.13
Charter Schools 'Disappointed' With School Finance Ruling
Source: KUT News
02.04.13
A timeline through the years of legal challenges to Texas' school finance system
Source: The Daily Journal
02.04.13
Judge: School finance system unconstitutional
Source: Austin American-Statesman
02.04.13
Updated: School Finance Ruling Favors Districts
Source: The Texas Tribune
02.04.13
School Finance Ruling Favors Districts
Source: The Texas Tribune
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02.04.13
Editorial: ZIP codes are tied to a Dallas child's destiny
Source: Dallas News
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02.01.13
Litigation Trial - February 4, 2013
Source: Texas Charter Schools Association
02.01.13
Proposed Charter School Would Focus on Adult Students
Source: Texas Tribune
01.31.13
Litigation Trial - January 31, 2013
Source: Texas Charter Schools Association
01.30.13
Litigation Trial - January 30, 2013
Source: Texas Charter Schools Association
01.29.13
Litigation Trial - January 29, 2013
Source: Texas Charter Schools Association
01.25.13
New group pushing multiple changes to Texas education
Source: San Antonio Express-News
01.23.13
TEXAS LEGISLATURE: Education chief: Court puts funding talks on hold
Source: San Angelo Standard-Times
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01.23.13
Basis to add 2nd Scottsdale school, 1 in Texas, K-4 site
Source: AZCentral.com
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01.22.13
Senate Education Leader Files Testing Bill
Source: The Texas Tribune
01.22.13
Texas' Rank in Graduation Rate Study Presents a Contrast
Source: The Texas Tribune
01.18.13
Dewhurst Appoints Senate Committees
Source: The Texas Tribune
01.08.13
Revenue estimate soars on eve of 83rd Texas Legislature
Source: San Antonio Express-News
01.04.13
Texas lawmakers set a slower bill-filing pace
Source: Star-Telegram
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01.04.13
Educational rivals work together in Spring Branch
Source: The Houston Chronicle
01.02.13
New faces fill Texas Legislature
Source: Onpolitix - KXAN
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01.01.13
Expected surplus won't lessen 2013 Texas budget fight
Source: The Dallas Morning News
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