News from August 2020
Horizon Middle School: three American Indian students enrolled during 2017-18 school year
Horizon Middle School had three American Indian students enrolled during the 2017-18 school year.
Hiawatha Leadership Academy-Morris Park: 2.1 percent of students exceed standards on reading portion of MCA during 2017-18
2.1 percent of Hiawatha Leadership Academy-Morris Park students exceeded standards on the reading portion of the Minnesota Comprehensive Assessments (MCA) during the 2017-18 school year, according to the Minnesota Department of Education.
Monahans High School has 31 African American students enrolled during 2017-18 school year
Monahans High School had 31 African American students enrolled during the 2017-18 school year.
Glenville Emmons Elementary School: 35.6 percent of students meet standards on reading portion of MCA during 2017-18
35.6 percent of Glenville Emmons Elementary School students met standards on the reading portion of the Minnesota Comprehensive Assessments (MCA) during the 2017-18 school year, according to the Minnesota Department of Education.
Wylie Elementary School: 15 Asian students enrolled during 2017-18 school year
Wylie Elementary School had 15 Asian students enrolled during the 2017-18 school year.
Bluebonnet Elementary School has total enrollment of 579 students during 2017-18 school year
Bluebonnet Elementary School (Lockhart ISD) had a total enrollment of 579 students during the 2017-18 school year.
Uplift Hampton Preparatory Primary has total enrollment of 579 students during 2017-18 school year
Uplift Hampton Preparatory Primary had a total enrollment of 579 students during the 2017-18 school year.
Black students at Oxford Community Schools average 409.5 on the SAT math test (2017-2018)
Black students scored 409.5 on average on the SAT math test at Oxford Community Schools during the 2017-2018 academic year, a worse result than the overall average for all students in the district.
Park Elementary School: 35.3 percent of students meet standards on reading portion of MCA during 2017-18
35.3 percent of Park Elementary School students met standards on the reading portion of the Minnesota Comprehensive Assessments (MCA) during the 2017-18 school year, according to the Minnesota Department of Education.
Parkland Elementary School has total enrollment of 579 students during 2017-18 school year
Parkland Elementary School had a total enrollment of 579 students during the 2017-18 school year.
Terra Vista Middle School: 15 Asian students enrolled during 2017-18 school year
Terra Vista Middle School had 15 Asian students enrolled during the 2017-18 school year.
Association of Texas Professional Educators recommends school districts respond to COVID-19 concerns
Texas’ largest educator association recommended ways school districts can respond to COVID-19.
Texas’ school systems can receive two years free use of remote learning software system because of COVID-19
The Texas Education Agency will use CARES Act funding to offer Texas school systems free use of a remote learning software system for two years.
TASA announces 2020 nominees for School Board Awards
The Texas Association of School Administrators (TASA) recently selected 14 nominees for the 2020 TASA School Board Awards, with the 2020 TASA Outstanding School Board to be decided during the annual convention Sept. 30-to-Oct. 2.
Texas Education Agency sets policy for funding some remote learning
After Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton recently issued guidance indicating blanket school closures by local public health officials would be unlawful, Texas Education Commissioner Mike Morath issued a statement outlining funding for some remote instruction.
TASB doesn't agree with TEA decision
Texas Commissioner of Education Mike Morath sided with Attorney General Ken Paxton in an issue that could potentially cause challenges for local school boards when it comes to education funding due to it being tied to in-person schooling and not including virtual learning, the Texas Association of School Boards (TASB) reported.
Corinth Elementary School: 14 Asian students enrolled during 2017-18 school year
Corinth Elementary School had 14 Asian students enrolled during the 2017-18 school year.
At Tremont High School, 93 percent of students graduate high school; 86 percent go to college
About 98 percent of ninth graders in 2019 were “on track” to graduate at a school where the four-year graduation rate was 93 percent that year, according to the latest Illinois schools report card by the Illinois State Board of Education.
Six third grade students from E.C.H.O. Charter School took the math portion of the MCA during 2017-18
Six third grade students from E.C.H.O. Charter School took the mathematics portion of the Minnesota Comprehensive Assessments (MCA) during the 2017-18 school year, according to the Minnesota Department of Education.
Economically disadvantaged students at Montague High School average 453.4 on the SAT math test (2017-2018)
Economically disadvantaged students scored 453.4 on average on the SAT math test at Montague High School during the 2017-2018 academic year, a worse result than the overall average for all students in the school.