The 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.
Read full postThe Lead: The Legislature went after mucus yesterday. That would be Michael Quinn Sullivan (often referred to as MQS—or mucus) who leads the tea [...]
Read full postGeren, the sponsor of the bill, needed to keep the language of Senate Bill 346 the same during Monday’s vote if he wanted it to have any chance of survival.
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The focus in the House today is prevention of wrongful convictions.
Read full postSome legislation made it over the hurdle and others whimpered their goodbyes, at least for now. Some bills may resurface as amendments, anything to get it through.
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