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Revised Texas Education Plan Raises Standards

By • Jan 9, 2018
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The Texas Education Agency met Monday’s deadline to submit a revised school accountability plan to the U.S. Department of Education, as required by the Every Student Succeeds Act.

The revised plan made public Tuesday has higher academic performance standards, one of the key requests federal officials made in its initial feedback.

U.S. Dept. Of Education: Texas Must Make Big Changes To Education Accountability Plan

By • Jan 3, 2018
School lockers in a charter school hallway in November 2017.
File Photo |Camille Phillips | Texas Public Radio

The Texas Education Agency has less than a week to revise its plan to hold schools accountable, as required by the federal law known as the Every Student Succeeds Act.

The U.S. Department of Education asked the agency to make significant changes to its plan when it gave the state initial feedback just before the Christmas holiday.

Schools In Alamo Colleges District No Longer Losing Accreditation

By • Dec 5, 2017
St. Philip's College is now off warning status, as are San Antonio College and Northeast Vista College.
File Photo | Joey Palacios | Texas Public Radio

San Antonio College, Northwest Vista College and St. Philip’s College are no longer at risk of losing their accreditation.

The three schools from the Alamo Colleges District have been taken off warning status by their accrediting organization, the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges.


San Antonio Districts Top List of Texas Schools Preventing Hunger

By • Nov 27, 2017
When a majority of a school's students qualify for free-or-reduced-price lunch, districts can offer free meals to all.
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The Harlandale and San Antonio independent school districts are among the best in the state at making sure their students have enough to eat, according to new research from the nonprofit advocacy group Children at Risk.

San Antonio Schools On Threat Of Mass Shooting: ‘We Take This Very Seriously’

By • Nov 22, 2017
Judson ISD Police Chief Teresa Ramon takes one of the helmets out of the closet in her office, where she also keeps bulletproof vests.
Camille Phillips | Texas Public Radio

The Sutherland Springs church shooting was a stark reminder that threats can happen anywhere, but San Antonio school officials say they have layers of protections in place already, starting with regular lockdown drills for students and teachers.


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