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Williams was also the Railroad Commission's "point person" for agency regulatory reform and technology modernization efforts. Williams was appointed Texas Education Commissioner on August 27, 2012 by then Governor Rick Perry; [5] he became the first African-American Commissioner of Education in Texas history. [10]
The alliance was established to accredit nonpublic schools under the umbrella of the Texas Private School Accreditation Commission (TEPSAC). In 1985, the Texas Education Agency (TEA) discontinued nonpublic school accreditation because it interfered with the agency's first obligation to the public schools. At the time two state accrediting ...
A former member of the Dallas Independent School District's board of trustees, he was appointed commissioner of education by Texas Gov. Greg Abbott on December 14, 2015. [22] The commissioner's role is to lead and manage the Texas Education Agency. The commissioner also co-ordinates efforts between state and federal agencies. [21] [23]
The commission gives out three yearly awards. The James Bryant Conant award has been given since 1977 for "outstanding individual contributions to education". The commission also gives out the Frank Newman award to a state or territory, and a corporate award to a corporation or nonprofit organization. [3] [4]
State boards of education in the United States This page was last edited on 2 August 2016, at 10:45 (UTC) . Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 License ; additional terms may apply.
How a fight over vouchers could affect raises for teachers.
Preuss, Gene B. "Public education comes of age." in Twentieth-Century Texas: A Social and Cultural History, edited by John W. Storey and Mary L. Kelley, (2008) pp: 358–386. online; Preuss, Gene B. To Get a Better School System : One Hundred Years of Education Reform in Texas (Texas A&M University Press, 2009) online; Sand, Thad, and Milam C ...
A post shared on X claims the state of Texas purportedly passed a bill banning Sharia Law in December 2024. Verdict: False There is no reference to the claim on Texas Republican Gov. Greg Abbott ...