The suit claims that the quality of classes dropped and argues the tuition should have too.
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Winter Storm 2021
Texas schools still tallying storm costs, and some won’t reopen soon
School districts report flooded classrooms and gyms, and teachers have lost supplies and learning materials. The damage is further disrupting a school year already upended by the pandemic.
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Graphics and data reporting
We’ve updated our Texas Public Schools Explorer with 2019-20 data
Use our database to learn about Texas public school districts and campuses, including hundreds of charter schools and alternative campuses. Because of the coronavirus pandemic, the state waived accountability ratings for the 2019-20 school year.
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Winter Storm 2021
Texas students slammed again as storm scrambles already chaotic school year
The pandemic had already destabilized parents, teachers and students. Now the winter storm’s damage to buildings is preventing schools from even serving as lifelines for students in need of shelter and food.
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Point of Order
Point of Order: The disconnect
In the latest episode of our podcast about the Texas Legislature, Evan Smith talks to state Rep. Trent Ashby about his bill to create a state broadband plan — a long-overdue effort to address our digital deficiency at a time when school, work and health care have all moved online.
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Public Education
Many Texas students can skip STAAR tests this year, but high schoolers might have to show up to graduate
There will be few consequences if parents worried about the health risks of in-person testing keep their elementary and middle school students in virtual learning at home. But high schoolers still must pass certain exams to graduate.
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Public Education
There aren’t enough substitute teachers to step in when coronavirus keeps Texas teachers out of the classroom
Administrators, school staff and uncredentialed stand-ins are being sent into classrooms to cover for teachers who fall ill or have to isolate. But even those improvisations aren’t keeping classrooms fully staffed.
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Texas Legislature 2021
Republican Texas lawmakers reviving push to end in-state tuition for undocumented college students
Activists worry that if the bill becomes law, many undocumented students will lose opportunities to further their education. They also say it could hurt the state’s economy.
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Environment
Texas prepares to test for lead in schools’ drinking water for the first time
An updated EPA rule requires drinking water in elementary schools be tested for lead and copper — a mandate that emerged from the Flint, Michigan, water crisis.
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Higher Education
Nestled in a poor Dallas neighborhood, Paul Quinn College aims to be a national model for overcoming poverty
A historically black college that was once on the brink of closure is combining work requirements and academics in hopes of discovering new solutions to poverty.