Keller superintendent clears out office ahead of vote on separation agreement

Keller superintendent Tracy Johnson has cleaned out her office ahead of a vote on a voluntary separation agreement with the district, according to a school board member. Trustee Joni Smith confirmed that Johnson has vacated her office in a text message to the Star-Telegram. Johnson did not respond to a text message and voicemail seeking comment. At a special meeting of the board on Jan. 16, she announced that she had already written up her letter of resignation.
In historic first, Texas House approves private school voucher program

The Texas House gave final approval Thursday to a bill that would create a $1 billion private school voucher program, crossing a historic milestone and bringing Gov. Greg Abbott’s top legislative priority closer than ever to reaching his desk.The lower chamber signed off on its voucher proposal, Senate Bill 2, on an 86-61 vote. Every present Democrat voted against the bill. They were joined by two Republicans — far short of the bipartisan coalitions that in previous legislative sessions consistently blocked proposals to let Texans use taxpayer money to pay for their children’s private schooling. “This is an extraordinary victory for the thousands of parents who have advocated for more choices when it comes to the education of their children,” Abbott said in a statement, vowing that he would “swiftly sign this bill into law” when it reached his desk.
The Texas House is set to vote on school vouchers and public school funding. Here’s what you need to know.

The vote will be the proposal’s biggest test yet and will show whether Gov. Greg Abbott has built enough support since a similar bill died in the lower chamber in 2023. The Texas House is expected to vote Wednesday on bills to create a $1 billion private school voucher program and give public schools more funding per student, setting up what could be a dramatic floor showdown over the two marquee education proposals of the session. The House vote is the voucher bill’s biggest hurdle, and it will mark the first official test of whether Gov. Greg Abbott and his allies have built enough support in the lower chamber since a coalition of House Democrats and rural Republicans sank the previous voucher proposal in 2023.
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School voucher bill gets initial approval in the Texas Senate, heads over to a more skeptical House

The Senate also approved Senate Bill 2, which would infuse $5.2 billion to school districts to help them with teacher raises and rising costs. Gov. Greg Abbott said he would add those items to the special session’s agenda once lawmakers approve a voucher program.
First measles death reported in West Texas outbreak

LUBBOCK — A person who was hospitalized with measles has died from measles in West Texas, the first death in an outbreak that began late last month.

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More states are ditching exams as high school graduation requirements

February 0508:30 AM

BOSTON (AP) — When Massachusetts voters decided to ditch the state’s standardized tests as a high school graduation requirement on Election Day, they joined a trend that has steadily chipped away at the use of high-stakes tests over the past two decades. view article

Punxsutawney Phil sees his shadow, handlers say, predicting 6 more weeks of wintry weather

February 0508:30 AM

Punxsutawney Phil’s team of top-hatted associates says he has seen his shadow and is predicting six more weeks of wintry weather. Phil was welcomed with chants of “Phil, Phil, Phil,” and pulled from a hatch on his tree stump shortly after sunrise before a member of the Punxsutawney Groundhog Club read from a scroll in which he boasted: “Only I know — you can't trust A.I.” The woodchuck’s weather forecast is an annual ritual that goes back more than a century in western Pennsylvania, with far older roots in European folklore, but it took Bill Murray’s 1993 “Groundhog Day” movie to transform the event into what it is today, with tens of thousands of revelers at the scene and imitators scattered around the United States and beyond. view article

Grand Prairie ISD approves separation agreement with former superintendent

February 0508:29 AM

Two months after the Grand Prairie ISD Board of Trustees removed Jorge Arredondo from his position as superintendent, the board approved a voluntary separation agreement and release during a special called meeting Monday evening. The separation agreement was approved in a 4-3 vote. The board also unanimously approved posting a job for a new superintendent. view article

Northwest ISD to cut 101 teaching positions, increase class sizes to combat $16M budget shortfall

February 0508:27 AM

Big changes are coming to Northwest Independent School District after voters rejected funding proposals last November, and parents are just starting to hear about it. The district, which has some of the fastest growth in the region and serves roughly 34,000 students in Tarrant, Denton and Wise counties, is facing a massive $16 million budget shortfall. Now, tough decisions are being made to keep things afloat. view article

Houston ISD condemns call for student sick-out in protest of Mike Miles

February 0508:26 AM

Houston ISD condemned an advocacy group’s call for a student sick-out Wednesday in protest of state-appointed Superintendent Mike Miles. District spokesperson Alexandra Elizondo said in a statement Tuesday it’s “entirely irresponsible” for the nonprofit organization, Community Voices for Public Education, to encourage students to skip school in opposition of Miles and the district’s state-appointed board of managers. view article

Fort Bend ISD staff completes 2 years of overdue special education evaluations

February 0508:25 AM

Special education teams across Fort Bend ISD have completed over 2,000 overdue evaluations and re-evaluations this school year, and look to complete thousands more by the start of the 2025-26 school year, officials said at the Jan. 29 board meeting. The completion of these evaluations comes after the district was found in federal noncompliance for the 2023-24 school year based on the number of overdue reevaluations, Community Impact reported. However, district officials announced in August they were no longer in noncompliance status. view article

Panhandle school districts discuss policy changes following tragic accident

February 0508:25 AM

Panhandle school districts, including Dalhart ISD, are discussing changes to their drop-off and pick-up lines following a tragic accident. After the loss of an elementary school student in Borger made national coverage, Dalhart ISD is looking at what they can learn from the tragedy. “We’ve been there. We know what heartbreak is, but unfortunately in tragic situations it causes everybody to self-reflect and look in the mirror and see what we can do better. So absolutely, our hearts go out to them 100%,” said Jeff Byrd, Dalhart ISD Superintendent. view article

Mixed reactions to Floresville ISD’s proposed 4-day school weeks

February 0508:25 AM

The Floresville Independent School District has taken a big step toward shorter school weeks. The district school board approved plans Monday night that cleared the way for the adoption of a hybrid calendar. Blanca Martinez, a communications specialist for Floresville ISD, said the plan would go into effect later this calendar year. view article

San Antonio ISD students plan walkout to protest ICE raids despite district’s warnings

February 0508:25 AM

Students from the San Antonio Independent School District (SAISD) are planning a walkout on Wednesday in protest of deportations. The district has acknowledged the situation but there are concerns about potential consequences for students who follow through with the walkout. view article

Austin ISD policy prevents parents from seeing video of alleged crimes against kids

February 0508:25 AM

On Sept. 11, Diana Briggs’ son was at home and she was at his elementary school looking for a video. The night before, her 6-year-old told her an upsetting story. He said his first-grade teacher trapped him behind a classroom door at Margaret T. Reilly Elementary School and then pushed on it with his weight. Briggs said it lasted long enough that her son looked around the hallway for someone who might have seen them. She shared what her son told her with his school, and then the police. view article

Leadership shake-up at Judson ISD after supervisor admits to golfing while on the clock

February 0508:25 AM

A Judson Independent School District transportation supervisor has resigned, the department’s director and assistant director have filed retirement paperwork and its payroll clerk was moved out of her position amid a payroll discrepancy investigation, records obtained by KSAT Investigates show. Main terminal supervisor Hewitt Ballard’s resignation was effective immediately, director Ken Johnson’s retirement was effective Jan. 31, assistant director Elizandro Munoz’s resignation is effective March 31 and transportation payroll clerk Melissa White was moved to a position within the district’s educational resource center. view article

Marlin ISD School Board approves return to 5-day week

February 0508:24 AM

Marlin Independent School District will return to a five-day school week as ongoing water problems in the city have caused the district to close multiple times this year. The Marlin ISD School Board met on Monday, Feb. 3 to discuss the possible schedule change, weighing options on how to make up for lost instructional time after water issues in Marlin have caused eight school closures so far this year. view article

Houston ISD parents to pull students out of school as part of ‘sickout’

February 0508:24 AM

Dozens of parents are expected to pull out their students from more than 100 Houston ISD campuses as part of an organized ‘sickout’ Wednesday afternoon. Around noon, parents from several schools will be outside HISD’s headquarters on W 18th Street to protest the negative impact Superintendent Mike Miles’ policies have on students, staff as well as the community. view article

Argyle ISD considers a new $423 million bond election for the May ballot

February 0508:23 AM

Argyle voters considered a $511.5 million bond election last year. When they went to the polls, they rejected two packages and green-lighted the third. In a voter-approved tax ratification election in November, voters rejected a proposal to increase the tax rate by 7.7 cents, which would have brought the district’s property tax rate to $1.91 per $100 valuation and would have kept $2.5 million in the district and lifted teacher salaries by 2%. The tax rate impact for Argyle ISD residents would have been an increase of $77 for every $100,000 of taxable home value on their annual bill. view article

Houston: ‘Out of options’: Advocacy group calls for mass student absences at 118 schools over HISD takeover

February 0508:22 AM

The advocacy group Community Voices for Public Education is asking students to stay home Wednesday to protest Houston ISD's state-appointed Superintendent Mike Miles' policies, the group announced Monday. Students will be absent and parents will protest that morning at 900 W. Gray outside of Wharton Dual Language Academy. The sickout will involve students and families from over 118 HISD schools, according to the group's estimate. view article

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Leon ISD suspends teacher following incident at high school

February 0508:22 AM

A teacher at Leon High School has been suspended indefinitely after an incident took place last week. The incident happened on Thursday, Jan. 30 according to a letter the district sent out to parents. The letter said the incident happened between a teacher and a student on campus. It said the district received a report about it on Friday and then immediately suspected the teacher while they look into it. view article

Waco ISD dives deep with cleaning robots

February 0508:20 AM

Waco ISD is taking every precaution to ensure students and staff are safe from spreading flu-related illnesses. With many districts in the area recently canceling classes because of this, Waco ISD is getting ahead of the curb with these deep cleaning robots. view article

TEA commissioner denies former Humble ISD leader Elizabeth Fagen’s termination appeal

February 0508:15 AM

Texas Education Agency Commissioner Mike Morath denied former Humble ISD Superintendent Elizabeth Fagen’s appeal Tuesday, ruling that the school board was within its right to fire the leader. A large part of the termination stemmed from what a majority of trustees considered Fagen’s failure to appropriately handle Title IX complaints filed against her husband, former athletic director Troy Kite, in May 2023. view article

Canyon ISD brings over 50 local businesses together for Trade Days

February 0508:10 AM

Canyon ISD hosted its first ever Trade Days on Tuesday for students looking to go into trade industries after graduation. 54 local businesses set up a booth for students as they explored trade and industry career opportunities. Juniors and seniors of Canyon ISD came to meet and network with companies that do not require college degrees. view article

Lewisville ISD students to attend school April 21 after bad weather closures

February 0507:46 AM

Lewisville ISD students missed class due to school closures during an arctic blast Jan. 9-10. The district will need to utilize banked instructional minutes and a bad weather day April 21 to make up the lost time, Chief of Staff Shawna Miller said at the Feb. 3 board workshop. view article

Canyon ISD bus hit by semi running red light at US 60, FM 2590, 1 student injured

February 0507:29 AM

A Canyon ISD school bus was involved in a crash with a semi at US and FM 2590 on Tuesday afternoon. According to law enforcement, the semi ran a red light and collided with the bus as it was turning north. Students from Spring Canyon Elementary and Canyon Intermediate School were on the bus with the majority being unharmed but one student was taken to the hospital with non-life-threatening injuries as a precaution. view article

Texas regulators grapple with a growing problem: old oil wells leaking polluted water

February 0408:43 AM

In arid West Texas, water seeps and bubbles from old wells, sometimes carrying oil, brackish water or other pollutants to the surface. But the real danger lies underground — where oil, salt, and toxic minerals could migrate into the aquifers that supply water to cities, farms and ranches. view article

Abbott earmarks session priorities, calls on Texas Lege to be ‘guardians of freedom’

February 0408:40 AM

At a heated and highly politicized higher education hearing in November, just two months before the new Texas legislative session got started, one interim charge seemed to garner rare resounding agreement: K-12 student pathways to higher education must be improved. view article

Gov. Greg Abbott sticks by school choice plan without blanket increase in money for Texas schools

February 0408:30 AM

AUSTIN, Texas — Texas Gov. Greg Abbott insisted Monday that he would accept nothing less than a robust, universal school choice voucher program, and he resisted calls to join the plan with blanket increases in public school funding. view article

Absenteeism spiked in the pandemic. Texas schools want the state’s help to keep students in the classroom.

February 0408:30 AM

Chronically absent students — those who missed at least 10% of their school days — are more likely to drop out, education advocates say. view article

Houston parents, teachers planning mass HISD ‘sickout’ on Wednesday

February 0408:30 AM

The Houston ISD community is planning a mass sickout this Wednesday to protest "the harmful HISD takeover" and "[HISD Superintendent Mike Miles'] weak response on immigration safety in schools," organizers said on Monday. Titled "Sickout: A Day Without Students," organizers have blanketed social media with posters advertising ways to participate in the protest. view article

CA’s largest property insurer demanding 22% rate hike after wildfires

February 0408:30 AM

(The Center Square) – State Farm, California’s largest property insurer, is demanding a 22% emergency rate hike after the Southern California fires, saying that over the last years it has paid out $1.26 in claims for every dollar in premiums it has collected. view article

Abbott bans AI and Chinese apps from government-issued devices

February 0408:30 AM

(The Center Square) – Texas Gov. Greg Abbott on Friday issued a proclamation banning the use of artificial intelligence (AI) and social media apps affiliated with the People’s Republic of China (PRC) and the Chinese Communist Party’s (CCP) on government-issued devices. view article

Coast Guard conducting deportation flights out of California, Texas

February 0408:30 AM

(The Center Square) – The U.S. Coast Guard is continuing to assist with removals of illegal border crossers. In addition to repatriating those apprehended at sea from Haiti, Cuba and other countries, Coast Guard crew are involved in “alien expulsion flights” in California and Texas. view article

Houston ISD parents to pull out students in ‘sickout’ from various campuses

February 0408:27 AM

Floresville ISD officials consider moving to a four-day school week in the fall

February 0408:25 AM

Floresville Independent School District is considering moving to a four-day school week for the 2025-2026 school year. According to the district’s website, 68% of staff, parents and students surveyed said they support a four-day school week. view article

Northwest ISD to eliminate 101 teaching positions, increase class sizes to close $16M shortfall

February 0408:25 AM

Jonathan Pastusek, Northwest ISD’s chief financial officer, recently likened his district’s current financial predicament to moving “big rocks.” Those big rocks include staffing adjustments, program efficiencies and budget reductions aimed at closing a $16 million budget shortfall for the 2025-26 school year. In November, district residents rejected an increased tax rate that would have raised enough revenue to cover the deficit. view article

Houston ISD parents plan sickout on Wednesday to protest school takeover

February 0408:24 AM

A group of Houston Independent School District parents and students are planning a sick out to protest the Texas Education Agency's takeover of HISD. What we know: The parents said the sickout is to protest state policies that they said are harming their children's education. view article

Wilson ISD cancels classes for Tuesday, Wednesay due to widespread illness

February 0408:23 AM

On Monday, Wilson ISD is canceling classes for Tuesday, Feb.4 and Wednesday, Feb. 5 due to widespread illness. The district posted this announcement to Facebook around 12:45 p.m.: view article

‘Petty circus’: Federal judge dismisses former trustee’s lawsuit against South San ISD leaders

February 0408:22 AM

A federal court has tossed a lawsuit alleging that South San Antonio Independent School District leaders violated a former board member’s civil rights and arrested him as an intimidation tactic. Abel “Chillidogg” Martinez filed the lawsuit on Dec. 3, claiming that South San officials orchestrated an unlawful scheme last year to retaliate against the trustee for being outspoken in his criticism of the district. view article

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TexasISD.com was the brainchild of Joe F. Smith. Joe retired early from a successful career as Superintendent of Schools for Hudson ISD, deep in the Piney Woods of East Texas. Due to a long battle with Post-Polio Syndrome the doctor made him hang it up and rest for six months. Never being the kind of person to sit still and also not being the person to listen to his doctor, Joe logged lengthy sessions in front of his PC researching school issues, reading papers and corresponding with his friends and colleagues in the education business.

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