House Backs Krause Amendment Letting Student Groups Discriminate
by Patrick Michels / Posted on | 1 CommentThe House approved an amendment allowing college student groups to discriminate in their membership.
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Conservative Pastor Comes Up Short in Fight for Reckoning Over Same-Sex Partner Benefits
by Liz Farmer / Posted on | No CommentsAfter Pflugerville ISD became the first school district in the state to extended benefits to employees’ domestic partners, conservative residents and one particularly upset pastor made it an election issue.
Read full postCommittee Considers Reducing Elementary, Middle School Testing
by Liz Farmer / Posted on | No CommentsThe Senate Education Committee took up a proposal to eliminate the STAAR writing test for 4th and 7th graders as well. Lawmakers also hinted at an interim study on the state’s process for developing the standards those tests are based on.
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House OKs Concussion Insurance Program for Student Athletes
by Beth Cortez-Neavel / Posted on | No CommentsThe national sport of Texas could get a little safer for kids under a bill passed today in the Texas House, creating a pilot program for student football and soccer players.
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Senate Passes Bill Cutting High School Tests, Creating New Diploma Paths
by Liz Farmer / Posted on | 4 CommentsAfter a delay Friday, the Senate finally passed House Bill 5, the session’s big education bill limiting state testing in high school and altering high school graduation plans.
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