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The U.S. Census Bureau considers the existing K-12 school districts to be independent governments, including the sole municipal school district in the state. [1] Geographical school districts in Texas are (with one exception, the Stafford Municipal School District) completely independent from city or county jurisdiction.
In July 2024, the ACLU of Texas sent Jim Ned Consolidated Independent School District a letter, alleging that the district's 2023-2024 dress and grooming code appeared to violate the Texas CROWN Act, a state law which prohibits racial discrimination based on hair texture or styles, and asking the district to revise its policies for the 2024-2025 school year.
Miles is considering bringing a list of schools for potential closure ahead of the 2024-2025 school year as a cost-savings measure. The district projects a budget deficit of almost $250 million after implementing Miles' reforms, however the district currently has enough in reserves to cover the costs. [14]
In July 2024, the ACLU of Texas sent Wheeler Independent School District a letter, alleging that the district's 2023-2024 dress and grooming code appeared to violate the Texas CROWN Act, a state law which prohibits racial discrimination based on hair texture or styles, and asking the district to revise its policies for the 2024-2025 school year.
In the 2020-2021 school year, the school district had 7,712 students. 44.2% of students were considered at risk of dropping out of school. 9.7% of students were enrolled in bilingual and English language learning programs. The school received an accountability rating of B for the 2021-2022 school year.
The Texas Education Agency (TEA) releases its yearly state accountability ratings for over 1,000 school districts and charter schools across Texas. Districts and schools receive A-F ratings. Statewide, hundreds of districts and schools, were rated in 2020 and 2021 as Not Rated: Declared State of Disaster due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The A-F ...
The Texas School Marshal program that Perea leads is one of three in the state — looking to take school district employees — teachers, principals, librarians — and train them to be armed ...
In 2009, the school district was rated "exemplary" by the Texas Education Agency. [23] HPISD and Highland Park High School received national attention in September 2014 for the banning of seven books previously used in high school English studies, after a group of parents protested the contents of these books. [24]