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House Public Education Committee Interim Hearing: HB 2 Redux

The House Public Education committee met in Austin on Mon., June 1 to take up three charges all related to House Bill (HB) 2: Implementation of HB 2 Teacher Recruitment and Retention Investment in Special Education This was a 231-page bill, so the hearing to assess its impact during 2026-2026 was proportionately long. Stay with us, readers. Implementation of HB 2 The first panel represented Texas Education Agency (TEA) leadership and went through each of the articles

Rules for thee, but not for me

Houston Chronicle’s Nusaiba Mizan recently uncovered some breaking news tucked away in this week’s Houston ISD Board of Managers agenda: The board intended to seek a waiver of state superintendent certification requirements for Mike Miles for the third time since Miles and the state took over HISD. Superintendent certification is important for many of the same reasons educator certification is important. This is neither a cushy vanity position nor an entry-level job. Alon

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