by Julie Morris | Oct 20, 2021 | COVID-19, K-12 Education, Publication
IN THE TIME OF COVID: School Policies & Student Rights COVID-19 changed our public education landscape overnight. Thousands of Texas schools and nearly 5.5 million students had to adapt to new policies and health guidelines. As schools grapple with COVID’s...
by Julie Morris | Oct 20, 2021 | COVID-19, K-12 Education
IN THE TIME OF COVID: School Discipline School discipline policies are guidelines that outline the rules of a school. They’re important because they help to keep order in schools and to protect students from violence or abuse by other students, teachers, or...
by Julie Morris | Sep 30, 2021 | COVID-19, Equity, Health & Nutrition, K-12 Education, TXFLC
On Wednesday, September 29, CHILDREN AT RISK and the Texas Racial Equity Collaborative launched the first in a series of monthly roundtables centered on racial equity first These monthly Racial Equity Rapid Roundtables will gather community leaders, child advocates,...
by Julie Morris | Aug 30, 2021 | K-12 Education, Policy
Today, August 30th, the Texas House Public Education Committee will hold a hearing on mask mandates. Two school mask-centered bills are up for public discussion. HB 164 (Dutton) would give school districts the flexibility they need to follow public health...
by Julie Morris | Aug 27, 2021 | C@R Blog, Equity, Events, K-12 Education
Education leaders come together to explore the root causes and potential solutions to school segregation in the 21st century. On August 18th, CHILDREN AT RISK hosted “The Resegregation of American Schools: The Economics of Inequity,” a discussion between education...
by Julie Morris | Aug 9, 2021 | C@R Blog, Events, K-12 Education
Teachers and administrators have spent the past 18 months re-envisioning the possibilities of the traditional classroom and what the future of education may hold for students today. On August 4th, CHILDREN AT RISK hosted “Racial Equity in STEM Education,”...