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Assessment results were used by schools to help inform curriculum and instruction in the fall to maximize support for students
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“In October 2020, the Ä¢¹½ÊÓƵ»ÆƬ conducted an intermediary data collection to better understand enrollment trends in Texas public schools year-over-year. Ìý
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“While overall, three percent fewer students are enrolled in public education in Texas so far this school year (SY 2020-21), the majority of that reduction is represented by early education, pre-kindergarten, and kindergarten, which are optional enrollment grades. Enrollment in grades for which school attendance is mandatory (grades 1-12) has dropped by one percent.Ìý
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STAAR testing will proceed so parents and educators continue to understand what students have learned this year, and to gauge the impact of the pandemic on education
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AUSTIN, Texas – November 19, 2020 – The Ä¢¹½ÊÓƵ»ÆƬ today announced the next set of instructional materials – a full suite of resources and tools for prekindergarten – that will be made available to school systems through the Texas Home Learning 3.0 (THL 3.0) initiative. Like other THL 3.0 offerings, these instructional materials are optional, customized for Texas, and aligned to Texas Essential Knowledge and Skills (TEKS)—the state standards for what students should know and be able to do.Ìý

AUSTIN, Texas – October 5, 2020 – The Ä¢¹½ÊÓƵ»ÆƬ today announced the next set of instructional materials – covering K-12 English Language Arts and Reading (ELAR), K-5 Spanish Language Arts and Reading (SLAR), and K-5 Science – that will be made available to school systems through the Texas Home Learning 3.0 (THL 3.0) initiative. Like other THL 3.0 offerings, these instructional materials are optional, digitized, customized for Texas, and aligned to Texas Essential Knowledge and Skills (TEKS)—the state standards for what students should know and be able to do.Ìý

To be eligible for full funding, school districts must offer in-person instructionÌýto families that desire it

All campuses nominated by Ä¢¹½ÊÓƵ»ÆƬ in February were awarded this prestigious designation

AUSTIN, Tex. – September 24, 2020 -- The United States Department of Education (USDE) announced today that 26 Texas Public Schools received 2020 national Blue Ribbon honors.Ìý

Reported cases represent less than half-a-percent of students who have returned to campus

Next phase of Texas Home Learning 3.0 will reach millions of Texas public school students