Hinojosa May Defy TEA

Hinojosa May Defy TEA

Per Other Side Dallas, Dallas ISD‘s Superintendent Michael Hinojosa May Defy TEA on virtual learning. Classes have resume in several local ISDs including five campuses on an alternative Dallas ISD Calendar to make up for learning losses, but students are not showing up. “We only got half the kids at our five schools from our […]

TEA COVID19 Guidance

TEA COVID19 Guidance: COVID19 Vaccines

TEA COVID19 guidance to local school districts is out and it is flies in the face of Centers for Disease Control guidance. The Texas Education Agency has issued the following information. The new guidance from TEA comes shortly after Governor Abbott denied emergency healthcare staffing for area hospitals experiencing a four fold increase in COVID19 […]

TEA COVID19

TEA Interferes In COVID19 Response Again

Texas Education Agency (TEA) Commissioner Mike Morath has rejected a proposal submitted by dozens of South Texas superintendents earlier this week that would have given districts the ability to continue a mostly remote instruction curriculum should COVID19 numbers surge over the winter break. South Texas and the Rio Grande Valley has faced a disproportionate number […]

Schools Shortchanged on Local COVID19 Dollars

Schools are being shortchanged by the Texas Education Agency. Per a KVUE report, some Texas school districts will have to figure out a plan after not getting additional funding they counted on to recover from the COVID19 shutdown. Instead, the Texas Education Agency will put CARES Act funds toward money lost in the 2019-2020 school year.  Schools […]