Topic: Privatization

House committee chair looks to review laws on accountability, district partnerships with charters

Publish Date: January 31, 2019

The first House Public Education Committee of the session gave us a good indication of some of the policy issues members will be looking at in the coming months—including a a review of two controversial laws governing the requirements for turning around (or closing) schools with Improvement Required (IR) accountability ratings. Committee Chair Dan Huberty outlined the schedule of topics...

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TEA announces next round of charter “partnership” applications

Publish Date: October 29, 2018

The Texas Education Agency Friday announced the next round of applications for what it calls the “Texas Partnerships” program, but what really is in many cases an incentivized method of getting districts to turn over campuses to charter school operators. The program is a result of SB 1882, a bill passed last legislative session that allows districts to form in-district...

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El Paso AFT fights grant paving way for charter takeovers

Publish Date: October 3, 2018

Tomorrow, El Paso AFT will be taking on the pro-privatization charter industry at a Special Meeting of the El Paso ISD School Board. The Board is scheduled to consider a $5 million Texas Education Agency Transformation Zone grant, which would effectively turn over management of eight district schools to one or more private vendors. Currently, the New Tech Network and Engage...

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