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8 Document(s) [ Subject: ]
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- Committee:
- Senate Education, Interim, 75th R.S. (1997)
- Title:
- Interim report
- Document type:
- Report
- Subjects:
- Alternative schools | Bilingual education | Charter schools | Drug rehabilitation programs | Dyslexia | Education Service Centers | Educational technology | English as second language | English language learners | Internet | Juvenile justice alternative education programs | Learning disabilities | School choice | School safety | Teachers | Texas Academic Skills Program |
- Library Call Number:
- L1836.75 ed83
- Description:
- [60 pages File size: 2,563 kb]
- Charges:
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- Study issues related to the safety of students, teachers and visitors on public school campuses, and, if necessary, make recommendations for legislative action. The Committee should determine the amount and sources of funds spent on security efforts; consider the accountability of security officers and police officers on campuses; and review the reporting of security practices to appropriate education and law enforcement officials.
- Review the availability of drug and alcohol prevention and treatment services to students in public schools, and consider whether legislative action is necessary. The Committee should consider the services provided by schools, the amount and sources of available funds, and the existence and implementation of standards to determine the effectiveness of the services.
- Evaluate programs and services in public schools to assist students with dyslexia, hearing difficulties, or vision problems to determine whether any improvements are needed.
- Evaluate bilingual education efforts in public schools to determine the impact of such efforts.
- Monitor implementation of key legislation passed by the 75th Legislature during the 1997 regular session, including: SB 133, 75th R.S., relating to safe schools; HB 318, 75th R.S., relating to school choice and charter schools; SB 1158, 75th R.S., relating to use and funding of Education Service Centers; and SB 148, 75th R.S., relating to the applicability of the Texas Academic Skills Program (TASP).
- Supplemental Charge: Evaluate whether the State should provide public school teachers with home access to computers and consider other means to promote computer literacy among public school teachers.
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- Committee:
- Joint Public Education, Select, 67th R.S. (1981)
- Title:
- Interim Report - Education Code
- Document type:
- Report
- Subjects:
- Bilingual education | Curriculum | Education | School finance | Statutory revision | Teacher quality | Teachers |
- Library Call Number:
- L1836.67 ed84 6
- Description:
- [122 pages File size: 6,362 kb]
- Charges:
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- Review the Texas Education code relative to the need for recodification. Determine if a proposed revision should be substantive or nonsubstantive, what the timetable should be and the appropriate structure for the project. *
- Study the issues and concerns relating to public education in Texas, including curriculum reform, bilingual education, requirements relating to teacher competency, and alternative methods of financing.
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- Committee:
- Joint Public Education, Select, 67th R.S. (1981)
- Title:
- Interim Report - Construction, Repair and Debt
- Document type:
- Report
- Subjects:
- Bilingual education | Curriculum | Education | School budgets | School buildings | School finance | Teacher quality | Teachers |
- Library Call Number:
- L1836.67 ed84 4
- Description:
- [56 pages File size: 2,816 kb]
- Charges:
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- Study the financial implications involved in the construction and renovation of public school facilities. Make recommendations on alternative approaches to financing which would help school districts minimize interest rates and construction costs. Consider whether using the Permanent School fund to guarantee school bonds is a feasible method of assisting school districts in the capital debt situation. *
- Study the issues and concerns relating to public education in Texas, including curriculum reform, bilingual education, requirements relating to teacher competency, and alternative methods of financing.
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- Committee:
- Joint Public Education, Select, 67th R.S. (1981)
- Title:
- Interim Report - Legislative Implementation and Finance Formulas
- Document type:
- Report
- Subjects:
- Bilingual education | Curriculum | Education | Education reform | School finance | Teacher quality | Teachers |
- Library Call Number:
- L1836.67 ed84 5
- Description:
- [77 pages File size: 4,051 kb]
- Charges:
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- Review the history of Texas educational system prior to the 67th session, and evaluate the changes made by the 67th session, particularly legislation relating to: entry and exit competency tests for teachers, bilingual education, statewide curriculum reforms, summer school pilot programs, vocational education, school-community guidance centers and school finance. *
- Study the issues and concerns relating to public education in Texas, including curriculum reform, bilingual education, requirements relating to teacher competency, and alternative methods of financing.
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- Committee:
- Joint Public Education, Select, 67th R.S. (1981)
- Title:
- Interim Report - Alternative Instruction
- Document type:
- Report
- Subjects:
- Alternative schools | Bilingual education | Curriculum | Education | Gifted and talented programs | High school graduation requirements | Magnet schools | School finance | Teacher quality | Teachers |
- Library Call Number:
- L1836.67 ed84 2
- Description:
- [53 pages File size: 2,625 kb]
- Charges:
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- Examine alternative education programs, magnet schools, and the merit of the twelfth grade in high school. Make recommendations on high school graduation requirements. *
- Study the issues and concerns relating to public education in Texas, including curriculum reform, bilingual education, requirements relating to teacher competency, and alternative methods of financing.
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- Committee:
- Joint Public Education, Select, 67th R.S. (1981)
- Title:
- Interim Report - Executive Summary and Recommendations
- Document type:
- Report
- Subjects:
- Alternative schools | Bilingual education | Curriculum | Education | Educational technology | Gifted and talented programs | High school graduation requirements | Magnet schools | School budgets | School buildings | School finance | Teacher quality | Teachers | Technology education |
- Library Call Number:
- L1836.67 ed84 1
- Description:
- [28 pages File size: 1,498 kb]
- Charges:
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- Examine alternative education programs, magnet schools, and the merit of the twelfth grade in high school. Make recommendations on high school graduation requirements. *
- Study the various methodologies of instruction used in public schools relative to modern and anticipated technological advances. *
- Study the financial implications involved in the construction and renovation of public school facilities. Make recommendations on alternative approaches to financing which would help school districts minimize interest rates and construction costs. Consider whether using the Permanent School fund to guarantee school bonds is a feasible method of assisting school districts in the capital debt situation. *
- Study the issues and concerns relating to public education in Texas, including curriculum reform, bilingual education, requirements relating to teacher competency, and alternative methods of financing.
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- Committee:
- Joint Public Education, Select, 67th R.S. (1981)
- Title:
- Interim Report - Technology
- Document type:
- Report
- Subjects:
- Bilingual education | Curriculum | Education | Educational technology | School finance | Teacher quality | Teachers | Technology education |
- Library Call Number:
- L1836.67 ed84 3
- Description:
- [61 pages File size: 3,337 kb]
- Charges:
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- Study the various methodologies of instruction used in public schools relative to modern and anticipated technological advances. *
- Study the issues and concerns relating to public education in Texas, including curriculum reform, bilingual education, requirements relating to teacher competency, and alternative methods of financing.
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- Committee:
- Joint Public Education, Select, 67th R.S. (1981)
- Title:
- SCR 22, 1st C.S.
- Document type:
- Supporting document
- Library Call Number:
- SCR 22, 1st C.S.
- Description:
- [4 pages File size: 889 kb]
* This represents an abstract of the report contents. Charge text is incomplete or unavailable.
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