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2021 (Carpenter, 2020), the Texas State Teachers Association argued, “even under normal circum-stances, STAAR exams and test prep waste millions of tax dollars and rob students and teachers of valuable classroom time for real teaching and learning” (Texas State Teachers Association, 2020).
Oct 30, 2022 · This post looks at another example of what the author says could be a new questionable “miracle” in Texas schools: the rise in test scores in the Marlin Independent School District.
Oct 13, 2021 · Will the Texas economic miracle sustain itself? And will all Texans have access to that prosperity? Gains happened in Texas in the 1990s and 2000s, as measured by the National Assessment of Education Progress (NAEP), but that progress largely tapered off in the 2010s.
- Chair’s Opening Remarks
- Recommendations:
- Background: Current System of Special Education Funding
- Why Changes are Needed
- Commission Recommendations
- Recommendation # 1: Transition to a Service Intensity Based Formula System.
- Recommendation 7: Increase Local Educator Capacity by establishing targeted grant programs similar to TEA’s Grow Your Own Program.
- Implementation Timeline
I am extremely honored to chair the Texas Commission on Special Education Funding. I serve with the brightest of minds and the most caring of hearts. This Commission has sought real-world solutions to very complex funding challenges. We have researched and reviewed many funding recommendations and heard many invited and public testifiers. I believe...
The Commission recommends the following formula- and non-formula-based funding changes. All recommendations that were not approved by a unanimous vote are noted below and in the text description of the applicable recommendation.
While special education funding changes have been made within the last several years at the state level, the focus on overall school finance in the last several years also generated renewed interest in thoroughly reviewing the way the state funds special education. Special education in public schools is funded both through federal and state appropr...
The Commission considered increasing current weights to generate a higher special education allotment within the funding system. However, after extensive investigation, the Commission strongly believes that the current funding formula must be transformed to allow the state and LEAs to provide for the student based on his or her individual needs. Th...
The Commission carefully reviewed and discussed all recommendations brought forth by stakeholders and individual Commission members. The following sections represent the Commission’s recommendations for consideration by the 88th Texas Legislature. As shown in the above charts, the number of students served by special education is significantly incr...
To fully reach Texas’ goals for academic success for students with disabilities, Texas should move to an intensity-based funding formula that considers each student’s educational arrangement and specialized services required. This formula should include multiple tiers and service groups to effectively account for the unique, individualized needs of...
Special education teachers; dyslexia therapists; paraprofessionals; evaluation staff, such as diagnosticians; and related service personnel, such as speech language pathologists, school psychologists, occupational therapists, physical therapists, and orientation and mobility specialists are in huge demand across Texas public schools. It is especial...
The implementation of the non-formula-based recommendations described above could be implemented during the first biennium upon passage of statute and appropriation, as well as the formula-based recommendations on providing a cost offset for FIIEs and the increase in the per mileage rate for special education transportation. However, the Intensit...
Oct 13, 2021 · Texas now has strong A-F accountability ratings in place, thanks to HB 22 passed in 2017 by the Texas Legislature. Strong education laws passed again in 2019 and 2021 to strengthen instruction, reward strong teachers, and help districts mitigate the impact of COVID-19.
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Nov 14, 2022 · House Bill 1525, 87th Texas Legislature, established the Texas Commission on Special Education Funding to develop and make recommendations of financing special education in public schools. The commission shall develop recommendations to address issues related to special education funding.
