House Committee on Public Education - 88th R.S. (2023)
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- Title:
- Interim Report
- Document type:
- Report
- Subjects:
- Curriculum | Early childhood education | Education savings accounts | Elementary education | Math education | Parental rights | Reading education | Rural schools | School vouchers | Secondary education | Teacher certification | Teacher quality |
- Library Call Number:
- L1836.88 ED84H
- Description:
- [45 pages File size: 2,743 kb]
- Charges:
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- Monitoring: Monitor the agencies and programs under the Committee’s jurisdiction and oversee the implementation of relevant legislation passed by the 88th Legislature. Conduct active oversight of all associated rulemaking and other governmental actions taken to ensure the intended legislative outcome of all legislation, including the following:
- HB 1605, 88th R.S., relating to instructional material and technology, the adoption of essential knowledge and skills for certain public school foundation curriculum subjects, and the extension of additional state aid to school districts for the provision of certain instructional materials; authorizing a fee;
- HB 2209, 88th R.S., relating to establishing the Rural Pathway Excellence Partnership (R-PEP) program and creating an allotment and outcomes bonus under the Foundation School Program to support the program; and
- SB 2124, 88th R.S., relating to an advanced mathematics program for public school students in middle school.
- Educational Opportunity: Consider issues and matters to increase educational opportunities in Texas to ensure that students and families have increased options to attend a high-quality school, regardless of circumstance. Evaluate the use of education savings accounts in other states and make recommendations for a Texas program, including suggestions on eligibility and prioritization of applicants.
- Teacher Certifications: Examine the causes for and the impact to student outcomes of the increasing number of newly hired Texas teachers who are not certified by the State Board for Educator Certification. Make recommendations to enhance opportunities for uncertified teachers to become certified and strengthen parental rights and notifications.
- Early Literacy and Numeracy Outcomes: Evaluate opportunities to improve students’ foundational early literacy and numeracy outcomes in Pre-Kindergarten through the third grade. Study best practices for identifying students requiring reading and math intervention and providing evidence-based intervention strategies. Recommend changes and evaluate investments to increase the number of students achieving reading and math proficiency by the end of third grade.
- Monitoring: Monitor the agencies and programs under the Committee’s jurisdiction and oversee the implementation of relevant legislation passed by the 88th Legislature. Conduct active oversight of all associated rulemaking and other governmental actions taken to ensure the intended legislative outcome of all legislation, including the following:
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- Title:
- Proposed committee substitute for SB 8, 88th R.S.
- Document type:
- Supporting document
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- Description:
- [81 pages File size: 328 kb]
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- Title:
- Proposed CSSB 8 summary
- Document type:
- Supporting document
- Library Call Number:
- Description:
- [2 pages File size: 224 kb]
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- Title:
- Committee meeting testimony, February 28, 2023
- Document type:
- Supporting document
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- Description:
- [3 pages File size: 22 kb]
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- Title:
- Committee meeting testimony, March 7, 2023
- Document type:
- Supporting document
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- Description:
- [5 pages File size: 25 kb]
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- Title:
- Committee meeting testimony, March 14, 2023
- Document type:
- Supporting document
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- Description:
- [73 pages File size: 170 kb]
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- Title:
- Committee meeting testimony, March 21, 2023
- Document type:
- Supporting document
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- Description:
- [466 pages File size: 977 kb]
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- Title:
- Committee meeting testimony, April 4, 2023
- Document type:
- Supporting document
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- Description:
- [42 pages File size: 106 kb]
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- Title:
- Committee meeting testimony, April 11, 2023
- Document type:
- Supporting document
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- Description:
- [621 pages File size: 1,368 kb]
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- Title:
- Committee meeting testimony, April 18, 2023
- Document type:
- Supporting document
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- Description:
- [106 pages File size: 235 kb]
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- Title:
- Committee meeting testimony, April 20, 2023
- Document type:
- Supporting document
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- Description:
- [420 pages File size: 817 kb]
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- Title:
- Committee meeting testimony, April 25, 2023
- Document type:
- Supporting document
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- Description:
- [15 pages File size: 45 kb]
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- Title:
- Committee meeting testimony, May 2, 2023
- Document type:
- Supporting document
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- Description:
- [109 pages File size: 245 kb]
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- Title:
- Committee meeting testimony, May 9, 2023
- Document type:
- Supporting document
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- Description:
- [134 pages File size: 321 kb]
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- Title:
- Committee meeting testimony, May 15, 2023
- Document type:
- Supporting document
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- Description:
- [711 pages File size: 1,626 kb]
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- Title:
- Committee meeting testimony, May 16, 2023
- Document type:
- Supporting document
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- Description:
- [45 pages File size: 107 kb]
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- Title:
- Committee meeting testimony, August 12, 2024
- Document type:
- Supporting document
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- Description:
- [296 pages File size: 1,286 kb]
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