Tag Archives: Dan Patrick
For Tea Party, CSCOPE Stands for Winning
At the Capitol this morning, Sen. Dan Patrick made a surprise announcement: "The era of CSCOPE lesson plans has come to an end."...Read More
House Passes Charter School Expansion Bill
Each of the last two sessions, House members shot down the Senate's proposals for raising Texas' cap on charter schools—but a vote this afternoon put an end t...Read More
Hot List: Day 129 of the Legislature
The Lead: Lawmakers negotiated late into the night in an attempt to finalize the 2014-2015 state budget. Conference committee members have agreed on a number of...Read More
Senate Passes Bill Cutting High School Tests, Creating New Diploma Paths
After 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 gr...Read More
House Members Hear Support for Charter School Expansion
The Senate's plan for charter school expansion went before members of the House, which has been a graveyard for similar plans in recent years....Read More
Dan Patrick On Parade: Life in the New Senate Education Committee
Dan Patrick’s reign over the Senate Education Committee has been a fascinating mix of empathy and cruelty, peaceful agreement and hostile shouting matches. In...Read More
Dan Patrick Defends Plan to Scale Back Testing
After getting overwhelming approval from the House—and then sitting for a few weeks—a bill bringing big changes to Texas' testing and graduation requirement...Read More
Senate Passes Charter School Reform Bill After Compromise with Dems
The Senate passed Sen. Dan Patrick’s major charter school reform bill Thursday afternoon, in a version far different from what Patrick introduced earlier this...Read More
Dan Patrick Puts the Fear of God in Voucher Foes
Calling his plan divert business tax payments into private school scholarships a "noble cause," Sen. Dan Patrick remained committed to private school choice as ...Read More