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Fort Worth ISD Parents Fear the Same Chaos that State Takeover Has Brought to Houston ISD

TEA intervention into locally controlled school districts has become increasingly common—despite mixed results.

by Josephine Lee

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Meet Optimization Zorn, the Company At the Heart of Texas’ Pre-K Accountability Movement

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Rep. Diane Patrick Calls on TEA to Defer School Ratings Another Year

by Patrick Michels

15 Percent Rule, We Hardly Knew Ye

by Patrick Michels

El Paso ISD Begins Cleaning House After Cheating Scandal. But is it Enough?

by Patrick Michels

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