/tags/texas-education-commissioner Texas Education Commissioner en-US Copyright Fri, 15 Sep 2023 21:50:57 GMT /education/2023-09-15/dallas-isd-lawsuit-updates-to-school-rating-system At least 20 school districts across Texas are suing the state’s education commissioner to block changes to the rating system. Fri, 15 Sep 2023 21:50:57 GMT /education/2023-09-15/dallas-isd-lawsuit-updates-to-school-rating-system Bill Zeeble /education/2019-10-01/texas-education-commissioner-urges-businesses-to-get-involved-with-schools Texas Education Commissioner Mike Morath says despite recent improvements in public education, it's not enough. At the Dallas Regional Chamber lunch… Tue, 01 Oct 2019 18:02:00 GMT /education/2019-10-01/texas-education-commissioner-urges-businesses-to-get-involved-with-schools Bill Zeeble /news/2019-09-11/harrison-keller-will-be-texas-next-higher-education-commissioner Texas’ next higher education commissioner will be Harrison Keller, a high-level administrator at the University of Texas at Austin and the founder of… Wed, 11 Sep 2019 16:24:21 GMT /news/2019-09-11/harrison-keller-will-be-texas-next-higher-education-commissioner Shannon Najmabadi | Texas Tribune /news/2019-08-21/texas-schools-with-more-student-poverty-got-the-most-ds-and-fs-in-state-ratings Many Texas educators and advocates are frustrated in the week after the state released letter grades rating their school districts and campuses, as they… Wed, 21 Aug 2019 14:48:53 GMT /news/2019-08-21/texas-schools-with-more-student-poverty-got-the-most-ds-and-fs-in-state-ratings Mandi Cai / The Texas Tribune /education/2019-08-16/dallas-fort-worth-school-district-grades-steady-but-f-campuses-increase Just as school is kicking off across the state, school districts and individual campuses in Texas got their report cards Thursday. Education leaders… Fri, 16 Aug 2019 13:36:25 GMT /education/2019-08-16/dallas-fort-worth-school-district-grades-steady-but-f-campuses-increase Bill Zeeble /news/2019-08-15/three-texas-school-districts-face-state-penalties-after-2019-a-f-grades-released Three Texas school districts — including the state's largest — will likely be forced to shut down their chronically underperforming schools or submit to… Thu, 15 Aug 2019 14:41:35 GMT /news/2019-08-15/three-texas-school-districts-face-state-penalties-after-2019-a-f-grades-released Aliyya Swaby | Texas Tribune /education/2017-10-18/arlington-high-school-teacher-wins-national-education-honor-the-oscars-of-teaching Jennifer Fuller, an Arlington high school English teacher, won a national education honor worth $25,000 Wednesday.The Milken Educator Award came as a… Wed, 18 Oct 2017 23:24:55 GMT /education/2017-10-18/arlington-high-school-teacher-wins-national-education-honor-the-oscars-of-teaching Bill Zeeble /news/2015-12-23/no-child-left-behind-gets-left-behind-whats-the-new-law Texas education leaders are welcoming the new education law signed by President Obama earlier this month. The Every Student Succeeds Act frees Texas from… Wed, 23 Dec 2015 11:30:00 GMT /news/2015-12-23/no-child-left-behind-gets-left-behind-whats-the-new-law Bill Zeeble /education/2015-12-15/all-hands-on-deck-mike-morath-on-being-the-next-texas-education-commissioner Mike Morath got the nod Monday to be the next Texas education commissioner.Morath made his name as a member of the Dallas school board. He supported the… Wed, 16 Dec 2015 02:36:55 GMT /education/2015-12-15/all-hands-on-deck-mike-morath-on-being-the-next-texas-education-commissioner Bill Zeeble /texas-news/2015-10-15/texas-education-commissioner-to-quit-leaving-austin-for-arlington Citing a years-long long-distance relationship with his wife in Arlington, Texas Education Commissioner Michael Williams informed Gov. Greg Abbott on… Thu, 15 Oct 2015 16:53:05 GMT /texas-news/2015-10-15/texas-education-commissioner-to-quit-leaving-austin-for-arlington Kiah Collier Texas Tribune