Houston Education Association encourages Houston ISD to keep COVID-19 paid sick leave

After Houston ISD announced it will stop offering COVID paid sick leave days for its employees, the Houston Education Association encourages the school district to change its mind.

Houston ISD to no longer offer COVID-19 paid sick leave for teachers

As teachers prepare to head back to school, in just about two weeks Houston ISD will no longer be offering COVID-19 paid sick leave for teachers. The decision comes as the virus surges yet again nationwide.

Houston ISD to no longer offer COVID-19 paid sick leave for teachers
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As teachers prepare to head back to school, in just about two weeks Houston ISD will no longer be offering COVID-19 paid sick leave for teachers. The decision comes as the virus surges yet again nationwide.

Texas educator group proposes referring to slavery as 'involuntary relocation'
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A group of Texas educators have proposed to the Texas State Board of Education that slavery should be taught as "involuntary relocation" during second-grade social studies instruction, but board members have asked them to reconsider the phrasing, according to the state board?s chair.

STAAR test results improved this year for Texas elementary, middle school students

Standardized testing scores for elementary and middle schoolers in Texas improved this past school year after disruptions caused by the COVID-19 pandemic.

Texas educator group proposes referring to slavery as “involuntary relocation”

A group of eight public school educators and one university professor have suggested the change to the Texas State Board of Education, which is considering social studies curriculum revisions this summer.

TEA pushes back STAAR Test results due to COVID-19

Texas parents will have to wait an additional week to view their students' STAAR Test results if they are between 3rd-8th grade.

50 years of Title IX: What is it, and what impact has it had?

Title IX, the law best known for its role in gender equity in athletics and preventing sexual harassment on campuses, is turning 50.

Dartmoth College will eliminate all federal, institutional loans from undergraduate program

The president of Dartmouth College says the school is removing all federal and institutional loans from its undergraduate financial aid awards and replacing them with expanded scholarship grants, beginning with the current summer term.

Supreme Court rules religious schools can get Maine tuition aid

The Supreme Court ruled Tuesday that Maine can't exclude religious schools from a program that offers tuition aid for private education, a decision that could ease religious organizations’ access to taxpayer money.