Daily News

The latest education news headlines of interest to TASB members:

Friday, September 23

• 1 in 5 new Texas teachers were hired without certification last year, Dallas Morning News
• Copperas Cove students learn community citizenship through peer collaboration, Copperas Cove Herald
• Wildorado Cattle Company Is Not Your Average High School Gig, Texas Country Reporter
• NEXT University brings career opportunities to Wylie High School students, KTAB Abilene

Thursday, September 22

• Texas (again) has the highest uninsured rate in the country, KUT Austin
• Education Department Awards $177 Million in New Grants to Increase Competitive Employment for People with Disabilities, USDE
• We Need More Money to Prevent Cyberattacks, School Districts Tell Feds, Education Week
• When Texas students campaigned for a more diverse history course, they got a lesson in politics, Texas Tribune
• Op/Ed: Medicaid reform in Texas can help more than 400,000 children get coverage, Dallas Morning News
• TEA Announces 2022-23 Purple Star Campus Designations, TEA
• Editorial: Texas needs to stop paying corporate subsidies; Section 313 deals hurt cities and aren’t helping the bottom line, Dallas Morning News
• Lone Star State: Get to know the Texas Panhandle, Texas 2036
• How can apprenticeships boost high school completion?, K-12 Dive
• Colleges would be required to be more transparent about transfer rules under new bill from U.S. Rep. Joaquin Castro, Texas Tribune

Wednesday, September 21

• Texas lawmakers want to fix teacher shortages, workforce ‘once and for all,’ Dallas Morning News
• $1B federal cybersecurity grant to be distributed to states over 4 years, K-12 Dive
• With over 210K comments submitted, what did the public say about proposed Title IX changes?, K-12 Dive
• PROOF POINTS: Shop class sometimes boosts college going, Massachusetts study finds, The Hechinger Report
• The Texas Tradition Of Mums Explained, Local Profile
• Funding Challenges for Texas Public Schools webinar Sept. 29, Raise Your Hand Texas

Tuesday, September 20

• Superintendents Want Access To Data, New National Polling Finds, AASA
• H-E-B accepting nominations for Excellence in Education Awards; Applications accepted through Oct. 17, ABC San Antonio
• Report raises concern about low expectations for students with disabilities, K-12 Dive
• Ector County ISD reaches 65% CCMR threshold 2 years early, News 9 Midland
• This Boys Ranch ISD teacher is building a reputation for rocketry, Texas Country Reporter
• Keeping youth in school is the top priority for CCISD "K.E.Y.S. Walk," CBS Corpus Christi
• CCISD maritime studies program gets an extra boost to continue its mission, NBC Corpus Christi

Monday, September 19

• Texas’ child welfare agency blocked from investigating many more parents of trans teens, Texas Tribune
• Texas has banned more books than any other state, new report shows, Texas Tribune
• Texas social media “censorship” law goes into effect after federal court lifts block, Texas Tribune
• Education is Always on the Ballot; Raise Your Hand Texas Releases Policy Priorities for the 88th Texas Legislative Session, Raise Your Hand Texas
• Cardona clarifies funding priorities for Bipartisan Safer Communities Act, K-12 Dive
• RGV-based rock band The Ticking Clocks raises suicide awareness with music, myRGV

Friday, September 16

• USDE Announces 2022 National Blue Ribbon Schools, U.S. Department of Education
• 2022 National Blue Ribbon Schools, U.S. Department of Education
• txEDCON22 Program PDF available online, TASA | TASB
• Former Longhorn and pro football star transforms reading spaces in AISD, Austin Culture Map
• Copperas Cove ISD celebrates teachers’ assistants; works to hire more, Copperas Cove Herald
• “It needs to stop”: Mass shooting sparks a wave of political activism in Uvalde, Texas Tribune

Thursday, September 15

• Hispanic Texans may now be the state’s largest demographic group, new census data shows, Texas Tribune
• Texas needs to revamp community colleges. Here’s what may be needed, Dallas Morning News
• New program in Fort Worth will help out kids impacted by traumatic events, crimes, CBS DFW
• As Advocates and Parents Rally, Youth Online Privacy Bills on Life Support, The 74
• What’s Academic Recovery Looked Like So Far? Slow and Uneven, New Data Show, Education Week
• Proposed Federal Rules on Title IX Draw Flood of Public Comments, Education Week
• 2022-23 ‘Celebrating Texas Public Schools’ Scholarship application deadline Oct. 9, Friends of Texas Public Schools
• UISD mental health program recognized statewide, Laredo Morning Times

Wednesday, September 14

• Start with the Source: Solutions for Solving the Teacher Crisis, Charles Butt Foundation
• Districts Steer Federal Teacher-Quality Funding Into Recruitment, Retention, Education Week
• Photos: What Texas’ educator shortage looks like for one pre-K teacher, Texas Tribune
• Texas is one of the worst states in the country for workers, study finds, KERA Dallas
• USDE Disperses Funds to Support Parents of Children with Disabilities, U.S. Department of Education
• Report: State ed leaders prioritize cybersecurity, but funding is lacking, K-12 Dive
• As Fort Worth ages, new program teaches high school students how to care for older adults, Fort Worth Report
• Teacher Showers: Helping Hand or Symptom of a Profession in Trouble?, Education Week
• 7 tips for schools to strengthen career and technical education programs, K-12 Dive
• These 3 charts illustrate universal school meals’ impact, K-12 Dive
• HHS issues 9-point checklist for school-based Medicaid services, K-12 Dive
• Northwest school superintendent remembered by friends and colleagues as ‘gentle giant,’ Fort Worth Star-Telegram

Tuesday, September 13

• Most School Systems Report Instructional Staff Vacancies, AASA Survey Finds, AASA
• Analysis Exclusive: CRPE Situation Report — State of the American Student, September 2022, The 74
• Editorial: Texas bucked nation’s learning loss trend; What did we do right that others did wrong?, Dallas Morning News
• Amarillo College and West Texas A&M team up on teacher initiative, Amarillo Globe News
• FBISD bus system receives excellence award from TASB, Community Impact

Monday, September 12

• Northwest school district superintendent dies unexpectedly Friday from ‘medical emergency,’ Fort Worth Star-Telegram
• DPS Director Steve McCraw tells CNN he’ll resign if troopers had “any culpability” in delayed Uvalde shooting response, Texas Tribune
• State lawmakers discuss bringing back tax incentive program for school districts, KVUE Austin
• State lawmakers seek more info on use of emergency relief fund for Texas schools, ABC Amarillo
• Allen ISD has launched its second year of the Silver Eagles Club, Allen American