Texas
education issues and the state Legislature made news during February’s first
full week on topics as wide ranging as school finance, state testing and
accountability, and student graduation requirements.
Issues
making headlines this week included:
State School Finance System Ruling.
On Monday, state district Judge John Dietz ruled in favor of more than 600
school districts – including Spring Branch ISD – on all their major
claims against the state. It is expected that the judge’s decision will be soon
appealed to the Texas Supreme Court.
High-Stakes Testing Under Fire by Parents.
After the newly appointed chairman of the House Public Education Committee
filed legislation to reduce the number of tests in Texas public schools, former
SBISD Board of Trustees President Susan Kellner told the Houston Chronicle that
parent groups had won the ear of some Austin lawmakers. “We are definitely
being heard,” said Kellner, a leader in Texans Advocating for Meaningful
Student Assessment (TAMSA). The group supports reducing the state’s increasing
load of student test requirements, including new STAAR and End of Course (EOC)
exams.
High School Graduation Requirements.
Legislators in the Texas House and Senate have both filed bills that would
restructure high school graduation and student testing requirements. These two
separate pieces of legislation, House Bill 5 and Senate Bill 3, will be among
items discussed during a SBISD Board of Trustees Workshop Meeting that is
scheduled Monday, Feb. 11. The workshop meeting will begin at 6 p.m. in the
Board Room of the Wayne F. Schaper, Sr. Leadership Center, 955 Campbell Road.
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