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17 lis 2023 · On Friday, the Texas House took up a massive education bill that would have implemented a school vouchers program in Texas. However, an amendment to remove the program from the bill was...
10 lis 2016 · University of Texas at Austin (Fisher II), the Court held that the University of Texas had presented sufficient evidence to establish that its pursuit of the educational benefits of diversity through a race-conscious admissions policy satisfied the Court’s demanding strict scrutiny inquiry.
1 lip 2013 · What guidance can educational institutions glean from the Court’s long-awaited decision in Fisher v. University of Texas at Austin (No. 11-345), which reversed a decision upholding the University’s use of race in its undergraduate admissions policies? The Court’s narrow, compromise decision let stand the basic principle established in ...
26 cze 2016 · Specifically, Texas’ percentage plan, known as the Top Ten Percent Plan, and Grutter are the reasons UT began considering race in its holistic process. The Top Ten Percent Plan is a state law that automatically admits, on average, 75% of incoming students to UT because those students graduated with a class rank in the top 10% of their class.
5 cze 2023 · The following bills related to K-12 education have been passed by the 88th Texas Legislature and sent to and/or signed by the governor. For bills sent to the governor within 10 days of final adjournment, which is May 29, 2023, the governor has until 20 days after final adjournment to sign the bill, veto it, or allow it to become law without a ...
2 cze 2023 · A failed school voucher push. Armed guards. Here’s what changed for public education this legislative session. Lawmakers sacrificed school funding to block school vouchers, but the issue...
20 paź 2023 · A Texas House Republican leading the effort to send public money to private schools filed a bill Oct. 19 that proposes increasing state funding for public schools in exchange for a...
