Jacob Carpenter

2 weeks ago | houstonlanding.org | Jacob Carpenter

The 2023 report cards are finally out for Texas public schools, and as expected, grades took a tumble virtually across the board. Texas public districts and schools saw a sharp drop in their academic accountability ratings under a revamped rubric that made it harder for them to score top ratings in 2023, according to results released Thursday by the Texas Education Agency.

1 month ago | yahoo.com | Jacob Carpenter

This article was originally published in Chalkbeat. The U.S. Department of Education said it is moving to strip federal K-12 education funding from Maine due to what it called the state’s refusal to comply with Title IX, the law that bans sex discrimination in education. The Friday announcement followed a department investigation into the state’s policies governing transgender athletes. Those investigations determined that the state was in violation of Title IX, which the state has denied.

1 month ago | houstonlanding.org | Jacob Carpenter

Texas teachers may be increasingly fed up with their job, but they’re still staying in school. State data shows Texas public school educators continue to return to the classroom at somewhat similar rates as years past, despite multiple surveys showing the large majority of them have contemplated quitting the profession. While teacher turnover has slightly increased over the past decade, state data show there hasn’t been a large exodus of experienced teachers.

1 month ago | flipboard.com | Jacob Carpenter

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1 month ago | houstonlanding.org | Angelica Perez |Angélica Pérez |Jacob Carpenter

Each week, “Answer Key” aims to help families by responding to an important question about education and schools in Greater Houston. If you have a question for us to answer, please email us at [email protected] or fill out the form at the end of this article. This week’s question: Texas teachers could soon see pay increases totaling thousands of dollars, a bump that likely would keep their salaries roughly in line with national averages.