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Topic: COVID-19

Student Test Scores Decline During Multiple Years of Global Pandemic

Publish Date: October 28, 2022

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TEA Releases A-F Accountability Ratings for the First Time in 3 Years

Publish Date: August 19, 2022

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Socorro union scores big victory with over $1 million in back pay to school employees robbed of leave days

Publish Date: June 10, 2022

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Dallas union urges district to reinstate COVID-19 leave days

Publish Date: January 28, 2022

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Survey shows Texas educators do not feel safe at schools, overwhelmingly support mask mandates and rapid testing for Covid-19

Publish Date: January 27, 2022

Puple and blue pie chart with safety stats, orange and yellow chart with plan stats. Color bars listing safety priorities: All outlined in page text

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Statement on Abbott’s Parents Bill of Rights

Publish Date: January 20, 2022

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‘This Is Your Test’: An Open Letter to Public Education Leaders

Publish Date: January 17, 2022

Text says, "We Fight, We Win. Hashtag Our Work Is Powerful."

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New TEA Covid-19 Public Health guidance released, possibly impacting return times for quarantining staff

Publish Date: January 14, 2022

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Omicron’s impacts on the 2022 back-to-school season

Publish Date: January 7, 2022

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Gov. Abbott releases additional federal funding for education

Publish Date: January 7, 2022

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Federal judge ruling stops Texas Head Start programs from requiring masks, vaccinations

Publish Date: January 7, 2022

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Federal appeals court temporarily reinstates governor’s prohibition of mask mandates in schools

Publish Date: December 3, 2021

In a seesaw battle over mask requirements in Texas Schools, a federal appeals court has reinstated Gov. Greg Abbott’s authority to prohibit mask mandates. The November 24 ruling by the 5th Circuit Court of Appeals overturned a federal district court judge’s order on November 12, invalidating the governor’s executive order on masks. The appeals court decision does not resolve the lawsuit in question by Disability Rights Texas, which contends that Abbott’s ban on schools enacting mask mandates violates the Americans with Disabilities Act and can not be enforced. That lawsuit will continue, along with several other legal actions by the Texas attorney general and school districts. In practical terms, the decision will have no impact on most school districts, which already have decided on mask requirements while the legal chaos continues.

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