Tag Archive: Mike Morath

Texas AFT and TSTA file lawsuit against education commissioner

Publish Date: August 29, 2018

Download the Lawsuit FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: August 29, 2018 CONTACTS: Rob D’Amico (Texas AFT), 512-627-1343, Ext. 1313 Clay Robison (TSTA), 512-476-5355 News Conference: Thursday, 10 a.m. Teacher unions sue state education commissioner over faulty rules for partnerships between school districts and charter schools Education Commissioner Mike Morath fails to follow law—and his own rules—meant to protect the rights of teachers...

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Statement on A-F grading of school districts

Publish Date: August 15, 2018

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: August 15, 2018 CONTACT:  Rob D’Amico, 512-627-1343 Nothing is fair about this simplistic, test-driven system that doesn’t reflect how schools are progressing and serving their students and communities Louis Malfaro, Texas AFT president, commented today on the Texas Education Agency release of A-F ratings for school districts: The new A-F accountability system moves Texas in the wrong...

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TEA announces criteria for Hurricane Harvey accountability waivers

Publish Date: June 6, 2018

Commissioner of Education Mike Morath announced today that campuses and school districts "directly affected" by Hurricane Harvey will get to bypass this year’s state accountability ratings if they meet certain criteria established by the Texas Education Agency. Many schools and districts in the Houston and coastal areas could avoid sanctions for low accountability ratings, but the exemption process announced today...

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