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Texas school district takeovers, explained: What triggers them and how districts get out

  • 1.  Texas school district takeovers, explained: What triggers them and how districts get out

    Posted 2 hours ago

    With four more school districts headed for a state takeover, more Texas families are grappling with what happens when local school boards lose control. The Texas Education Agency will expand its reach next school year, doubling the number of districts under state-appointed leadership. Most interventions stem from a 2015 law that allows the agency to take over an entire school district if a single campus receives five years of failing ratings in the state's A-F accountability system.

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    Michael Spurlin
    ATPE
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