TEA releases 2023 A-F accountability ratings

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After a prolonged delay because of a lawsuit filed by about 100 school districts, the Texas Education Agency has released the 2023 A-F accountability ratings, indicating the share of campuses that received a passing ranking dropped by 14% from 2022.
“For far too long, families, educators and communities have been denied access to information about the performance of their schools, thanks to frivolous lawsuits paid for by tax dollars filed by those who disagreed with the statutory goal of raising career readiness expectations to help students,” said Texas Education Commissioner Mike Morath.
A separate, ongoing lawsuit has delayed the release of more recent ratings from the 2023-2024 school year. School performance ratings from the 2024-2025 school year are set to be issued in August.
For the 2023 school year, about half of Texas schools earned an A or B, while roughly 14% scored a D, and 7% received Fs, The Dallas Morning News reported.
To view 2023 A-F ratings for all Texas public school districts or campuses, go to Txschools.gov.
Abbott signs Texas version of DOGE into law
The Texas Regulatory Efficiency Office is now set to become law after Gov. Greg Abbott signed the measure into law last week. The state office aims to eliminate waste, fraud and corruption in state government and is patterned after the federal Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE).
The office will launch in 2026 with a $10-million, two-year operating budget.
The new office will also work to reduce state regulations that it considers outdated or unnecessary.
Bill clarifying abortion laws clears Senate panel
A bill to clarify the state’s abortion laws has passed out of a Senate committee, the Texas Standard reported. Some amendments have been added to address criticism from the left and right, the report said. Senate Bill 31 is intended to clarify when doctors can legally intervene and “aligns language” between the state’s three bans on abortion. It would also remove the requirement that a medical crisis be imminent before a doctor can act.
The bill, which now goes to the Senate floor for debate, specifically says a woman who has an abortion can’t be criminalized “as a party, principal, perpetrator, or accomplice” to the prohibited abortion.
A companion bill in the House is still in committee.
Texas Republicans try to rein in housing costs
A poll last year indicates 90% of Texans view the state’s high housing costs as a problem, one that GOP leaders hope to fix, The Texas Tribune reported.
While buying or renting a home in Texas is still cheaper than California and New York, rising costs could affect the state’s competitive advantage. In addition, the state needs about 320,000 more homes than it has, according to an estimate from one housing advocacy group.
One approach GOP legislators are trying is to force cities to reduce lot sizes and allow homes to be built in more places, though the proposals would only apply to the state’s 18 largest cities.