School districts stay quiet as lawmakers push to limit when they can sue the state

Fear of lawmakers’ ire quiets ISD leaders; won't testify against SB 1962

Editor's note: Both Goose Creek CISD and Crosby ISD were among 120 school districts who sued in 2023 to block the release of their A-F ratings.

School districts stay quiet as lawmakers push to limit when they can sue the state

The Texas Senate passed a bill last week taking aim at school district leaders who used lawsuits to halt the release of the state’s school performance ratings for two consecutive years.

School districts stay quiet as lawmakers push to limit when they can …

School leaders have privately criticized a bill that would make it harder to contest their performance ratings in court. But they did not testify against it to avoid lawmakers’ ire.

After months of legal tension and delays, the Texas Education Agency (TEA) made public the school-leaving grades of the 2022-2023 academic cycle. The announcement came after a ruling issued in early April by the 15th District Court of Appeals, which ordered its disclosure. Since 2017, the state has used a rating scale ranging from A to F to evaluate the performance of school districts. This methodology replaced an earlier system whose criteria w…

Texas Senate Bill Targets School District Lawsuits - Dallas Weekly

Sign up for The Brief, The Texas Tribune’s daily newsletter that keeps readers up to speed on the most essential Texas news. The Texas Senate passed a bill last week taking aim at school district leaders who used lawsuits to halt the release of the state’s school performance ratings for two consecutive years. Senate Bill 1962, which now heads to the Texas House for consideration, would make it more difficult for districts to use the courts in a …