Before March 2020, virtual education was a niche offering in Texas public education, serving fewer than 1% of Texas students. Then school closures related to the COVID-19 pandemic plunged the nation and state into an extended experiment in emergency remote education. While Texas virtual education needed renovation even before the pandemic, the state’s experiences exposed the existing framework as untenable for the 21st century. Now, Texas has a unique opportunity to update state policy on virtual and hybrid education, using the lessons we have learned.
K-12 Education
In Spring Session, SBOE Takes Key Votes on TEKS, Charter, Library Issues
In its second meeting of the year, the State Board of Education (SBOE) took three critical votes which will: improve the TEKS drafting work groups, allow better communication during the charter school application process, and protect children from obscene library materials. Improving TEKS Drafting: The Texas Essential Knowledge and Skills (TEKS) are the state standards...
May 1, 2023