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AUSTIN, Texas — After months of discussion, the Austin Independent School District Board of Trustees voted Monday night to place the VATRE in the hands of voters.
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Parent Sues Perryton ISD and ‘Perv’ Coach Accused of Sex Crimes Against 15-year-old Student
Perryton’s now-former athletic director was allegedly nicknamed “Perv” when he coached at Amarillo ISD. The father of a female student-athlete is suing Perryton Independent School District and the district’s now-former athletic director, who was arrested earlier this year for enticing the girl via Snapchat and sexually assaulting her on campus multiple times when she was 15 years old.
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What to know about the sexual assault allegations shaking Rockwall ISD
What to know about the sexual assault allegations shaking Rockwall ISD “Four agencies reviewed this case, and the Grand Jury, which is comprised of independent Rockwall County residents, 'No Billed' the case and determined that there was insufficient evidence to support probable cause to move forward with prosecution,” Rockwall District Attorney Kenda Culpepper said in a statement.
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Conroe ISD to add teachers, bridge $12M shortfall
Editor's note: The print version of the story makes a reference to a raise in 2024-25, but a raise was only given in 2023-24 in Conroe ISD.
Conroe ISD is looking to cover increasing costs and staffing needs in the 2024-25 fiscal year despite a lack of increased state funding.
The Texas Legislature designated $4 billion for public education funding in the 88th legislative session in 2023, but measures to provide that funding to schools failed to pass.
CISD expects an $11.9 million budget shortfall in 2024-25. Officials said the district can cover the gap this year, but planning for the 2025-26 fiscal year may require other approaches.
“December, January is when those decisions [to make cuts] are going to have to be made,” Superintendent Curtis Null said.
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Austin ISD asks voters to approve over 8% tax rate increase
Austin ISD officials are depending on voters’ approval of a tax rate increase in order to lessen a looming budget deficit of $78 million.
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Boyd ISD approves tax rate, budget for FY 2024-25
Boyd ISD trustees unanimously approved the district’s 2024-25 fiscal year tax rate and budget during its monthly meeting Monday. Following public hearings for both measures, the school board approved increasing its property tax rate by 3.5 cents to 89.42 cents per $100 valuation. Of that amount, 66.92 cents will be used for maintenance and operations, while 22.50 cents is designated for interest and sinking. The tax rate increase was due to the district’s voter-approved $20 million bond package in May.
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‘We are pretty much stuck’: Most Central Texas school districts face budget shortfalls
Spanish teacher Shaun Hopkins watched from his laptop as the Austin school board discussed hypothetical budget cuts that would impact his kids, his classroom, and his friends. In the July workshop, livestreamed on YouTube, Austin Independent School District leaders said the district would need voters to approve a tax increase and trim millions from its budget to close a $119 million deficit.
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Texas Children’s Hospital Whistleblower Fired After Alleging Medicaid Fraud for Child Gender Mutilations
A nurse who alleged Texas Children’s Hospital engaged in Medicaid fraud to continue chemically castrating minors was fired last week.
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Longview ISD parents, teachers meet with new superintendent to listen, learn
Dr. Marla Sheppard, Longview ISD superintendent, invited parents and teachers to a learning and listening workshop on Tuesday night as part of her goals for her first 100 days on the job. During the first week of school, she visited all 13 schools in the district to interact with students. She also made an effort to meet with parents and teachers, not just for introductions but also to encourage collaboration and open communication. “We’re a feedback driven district, and we can only do better when we know that there are things that people perceive as challenges or opportunities,” said Sheppard.
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Brenham ISD prepares for recapture negotiations
The Brenham ISD board of trustees unanimously agreed to authorize Superintendent Clay Gillentine to negotiate with the Texas Education Agency (TEA) if the state seeks to recapture funds from the district because of rising preliminary property values.
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Irving ISD joins districts releasing their own accountability ratings
Irving ISD is the latest district to release its own state assessment amid a lawsuit blocking the Texas Education Agency from revealing scores. The district projects it earned a C in the most recent A-F grades, which were set to be released last Thursday but are on hold for a second year. “While the Texas Education Agency is currently prevented from releasing official A-F accountability ratings due to ongoing litigation, we believe it is important to share our insights on student performance with the community,” the district said in a statement.
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San Perlita ISD cancels classes due to COVID-19 cases
The San Perlita Independent School District is cancelling classes for the rest of the week due to students and staff testing positive for COVID-19, the district announced. “We have taken this measure to minimize continued exposure,” the district posted on it’s Facebook. Due to “numerous” individuals testing positive for COVID-19, all after school and extracurricular activities are also canceled through this weekend.
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Katy ISD trustees weigh controversial policy restricting library books about gender fluidity
Katy school board trustees on Monday discussed a policy that would restrict from elementary and junior high libraries any books that discuss gender fluidity, giving district parents stronger authority on what books their children read.
The potential district policy would give parents the authority to challenge a library book containing “material adopting, supporting or promoting gender fluidity.” A committee would be charged with reviewing and removing challenged books from library shelves within the district.
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Case dismissed against former Killeen ISD teacher accused of sex crime against child
The case against a former Killeen ISD music teacher accused of sexual assault of a child has been dismissed in Bell County, lawyers confirmed to 6 News on Aug. 20.
Makalani Jones was arrested in Gaston County, North Carolina in May 2023 and charged with aggravated sexual assault of a child, according to police.
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Austin ISD is asking voters to approve a new tax rate to help fund pay raises, reduce deficit
The Austin ISD school board is asking voters to approve a higher property tax rate in November that would increase the district’s revenue by tens of millions of dollars. That money would be used to give more than 60% of employees a raise and reduce the district’s budget deficit to $78 million. Austin ISD officials have said the main reason the district has a deficit is because state funding for public schools has not kept up with inflation.
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Importance of Austin ISD board VATRE vote put into perspective
A big vote on Monday could decide the future of schools within the Austin Independent School District. Members of the Austin ISD Board are set to meet and vote on approval of a Voter Tax Rate Election – or VATRE. If it passes a vote on Monday, it would then head to the ballot this November for Austin voters.
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Godley ISD school threats prompt extra security
Law enforcement officials in the Johnson County city of Godley are investigating multiple school shooting threats.
The sheriff’s office said it learned about the first threatening social media message targeting Godley High School on Sunday.
Investigators identified the juvenile responsible for the threat and determined it was not credible.
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Corsicana ISD assistant principal out of hospital after injury from classroom ‘disruption’
There was a regular dismissal at Collins Intermediate School on Monday after a turbulent start for its first week of school. On Friday, Aug. 16, the Corsicana Independent School District said that Assistant Principal Candra Rogers was attacked so severely inside a classroom she had to be airlifted to a medical facility in Dallas. "We need to protect our teachers. They’re rare and hard to come by, and we’re not protecting our teachers or our students," said Terry Garner, a parent at Collins Intermediate School.
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Teachers, parents question Cy-Fair ISD’s Willy Wonka event as budget deficit hits $140M
Questions have surfaced about the price tag on a Willy Wonka-themed faculty and staff back-to-school event at Cy-Fair ISD. The mandatory event, hosted for teachers and staff in the third largest district in the state, took place as it faces a $140 million budget deficit.
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Parents Sue Dallas ISD for Unlawful Mask Mandate
Parents of two children in Dallas Independent School District are suing the district after they claim their children were targeted by the former superintendent’s unlawful mask mandate.
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Rep. Gooden Demands Google Answer for Harris Campaign’s Manipulation of Search Engine Results
U.S. Rep. Lance Gooden demanded answers in a letter to Google CEO Sundar Pichai about the Kamala Harris campaign’s use of Google search ads to manipulate news headlines.
According to Gooden (TX-5), Google is allowing the Kamala Harris campaign to buy ads that “mislead readers by linking to news stories with altered headlines that appear favorable to the vice president.”
Without consent from the companies involved, this “strategy” creates the impression that particular media outlets endorse Harris.
Calling Google’s actions “yet another disturbing example of election interference by the world’s largest search engine,” Gooden sees the manipulation of news headlines as “a deliberate attempt to mislead voters by falsely suggesting endorsements from major news publications.”
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Texas jury finds school shooter’s parents not liable for violence
A Galveston, Texas, jury on Monday found the parents of a teenager who shot and killed 10 classmates at Santa Fe High School in 2018 not liable for the violence, ending an unusual civil trial. Family members of the shooting victims and survivors accused Antonios Pagourtzis and Rose Kosmetatos of being negligent in allowing their son, Dimitrios, to obtain weapons from their home and for not warning school officials or police about his deteriorating mental state. The jury did decide that Dimitrios Pagourtzis and Lucky Gunner, the company that sold him the ammunition used in the shooting even though he was too young to buy it, were liable for the deaths and injuries, and awarded $330 million in damages. Lucky Gunner last year reached a settlement with families that sought to exclude it from having to make any more payments. Jake Felde, Lucky Gunner's CEO, said in a written statement that his company "isn't responsible for paying any monetary damages awarded by the jury" as it already reached a separate settlement for the shooting and was not a party to the Texas trial.
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‘Brave and bold’: How a $54.5 billion plan could protect Texas from future flood hazards
'Brave and bold': How a $54.5 billion plan could protect Texas from future flood hazards For the first time in state history, officials have advanced an expansive plan to identify and mitigate the effects of future flooding across Texas, which could carry a price tag of up to $54.5 billion to protect millions of Texans living in flood hazard areas. The 2024 State Flood Plan, which received the official stamp of approval from the Texas Water Development Board on Thursday, is meant to provide local officials,
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Houston ISD reports big gains for some schools while releasing unofficial accountability ratings
Three elementary schools in Houston ISD (HISD) raised their state accountability grades from F to A, according to unofficial data released Monday by the district. The Texas Education Agency (TEA) typically releases annual academic ratings for schools across the state, but has been blocked from doing so each of the last two years because of ongoing litigation with districts that claim the ratings have been calculated unfairly.
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Houston ISD reveals it has 170 non-working defibrillators as questions mount following student’s death
Houston ISD likely will face a lawsuit over the death of a middle school student last week, according to a spokesperson for the district, who also revealed Monday there are 170 non-functional defibrillators at campuses across the city. HISD's maintenance of automated external defibrillators, or AEDs, has been called into question following the death last Wednesday of Landon Payton. A nurse at Marshall Middle School tried to use an AED while treating him after he collapsed in a gym during P.E. class, but the device did not work, according to Houston Federation of Teachers president Jackie Anderson.
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Valley View ISD student beats cancer, grows hair back: Now school says he has to cut it
There’s around 1,000 students at Valley View ISD (VVISD), and high school senior Trent Sampson is one of them.
“Trent is a giant people person, everyone in that school would fight for him, and that’s what we’re doing,” VVISD senior Jareth Vickery said.
Trent was diagnosed with cancer at the end of his freshman year, and he lost his hair during treatment.
He beat the cancer, and chose to grow his hair out in celebration. He hasn’t cut it since.
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Austin ISD Superintendent talks budget and staffing for school year
For the first time in years, the Austin Independent School District is nearly fully staffed for the school year. “I’m happy to report that we are 96 percent staffed. This is an incredible number,” said superintendent Matias Segura. “ We haven’t had this number since back to about 2015 at this point.”
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Facing $99M budget deficit, Austin ISD calls tax rate election. Here’s what it means.
The Austin school board has called a Nov. 5 election to ask voters to raise the property tax rate by 9.1 cents to fund a $17.3 million compensation package for staff members and offset the district’s staggering $99 million deficit. The district is asking voters to approve the increase to raise an additional $41 million for its $1.2 billion budget at a time when officials are contemplating $78 million in cuts over the next two years. Several other local districts, such as Manor, are calling for similar voter-authorized tax rate elections this year, as schools across the state grapple with budget woes and consider how to slash spending.
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Proposed Tyler ISD golf facility would include 14 hitting bays, five raised target greens
The Tyler ISD Board of Trustees listened to some updates on the proposed golf training facility near RISE Academy. Construction Project Manager for the Tyler ISD Facility Services Department Cherie Jones said construction would include a 1,927 square foot building, 14 hitting bays, a putting and bunker area, five raised target greens, and 20-foot netting.
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‘They’re not practicing inclusion’: Klein ISD parents with SPED students feel neglected, district responds
A Klein ISD parent files a complaint with the Texas Education Agency regarding perceived slights by the district against his stepson, with special needs, and other students in the adult program. Richard Welch’s complaint outlines a change by the district moving students from Klein Oak High School to portables/modules behind the school.
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Snyder ISD responds to a mother’s cry for bullying to stop
A Snyder mother is crying out for her child. Michelle Truelock says her daughter who is in 7th grade has endured years of bullying with little to no help from Snyder ISD.
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McKinney Independent School District Commits to “Foundations in Personal Finance” Curriculum
McKinney Independent School District has committed to use Ramsey Education’s “Foundations in Personal Finance” curriculum for the 2024-2028 school years. Ramsey Education is a leader in the personal finance education space. McKinney ISD’s commitment meets the requirements of Proclamation 2024 for the district’s Personal Financial Literacy and Economics course. McKinney ISD wants to ensure all high school seniors have access to the “Foundations” course prior to graduation as it supports their goal for graduates to be financially literate.
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Texas jury finds school shooter’s parents not liable for violence
Texas jury finds school shooter's parents not liable for violence A Galveston, Texas, jury on Monday found the parents of a teenager who shot and killed 10 classmates at Santa Fe High School in 2018 not liable for the violence, ending an unusual civil trial. Family members of the shooting victims and survivors accused Antonios Pagourtzis and Rose Kosmetatos of being negligent in allowing their son, Dimitrios, to obtain weapons from their home and for not warning school officials or police about his deteriorating mental state. The jury did decide that Dimitrios Pagourtzis and Lucky Gunner, the company that sold him the ammunition used in the shooting even though he was too young to buy it, were liable for the deaths and injuries, and awarded $330 million in damages.
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How AISD is keeping students safe amid an excessive heat warning
When Austin students kick off the new school year Tuesday, they'll be returning to class amid an excessive heat warning as the National Weather Service forecasts the daily high temperature will be 106. In the heart of Texas, where heat persists, the Austin school district is prepped and ready. While taking part in the usual before-school trainings, health room and athletics staff members are being educated on how to recognize heat illnesses and how to respond. This training is in addition to the district’s online hot weather guidelines, which establish what activities and precautions are necessary for athletics, fine arts and recess/PE, depending on the temperature.
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Texas religion professor takes on state’s Christian influenced lesson plans
David Brockman, a religion professor at TCU, finds “problems of balance, accuracy and neutrality” in the TEA's proposed curriculum for elementary classrooms. For the past decade, David Brockman, a 66-year-old Episcopalian in Fort Worth, has been a "strong supporter" of teaching religion in Texas public schools. As a nonresident scholar at Rice University's Baker Institute and an adjunct professor at Texas Christian University, where he teaches religion, Brockman believes students in private and public systems would benefit from learning about Christianity, Judaism, Islam, Hinduism and Buddhism and would better connect with neighbors across an increasingly diverse state. The way he sees it, public school educators who identify with a range of political backgrounds already teach subjects like history and government. Why couldn't they be trained to take on the world's religions in classrooms? This week, Brockman and the Austin-based watchdog group Texas Freedom Network released a 23-page report titled, "Turning Texas Public Schools into Sunday Schools?" which dissected the Texas Education Agency's (TEA) newly proposed "Open Education Resources" curriculum to include religion lessons for K-5 Reading and Language Arts lessons. Essentially, Brockman concluded that the TEA, the state branch responsible for public education, "missed an opportunity" in drafting the Christian-heavy curriculum that he deemed riddled with misleading statements and errors.
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