TLEC/TLEEC Statements and Testimony from Previous Sessions

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Advocate Meaningful Assessment and Fair Accountability

Suspending Nonessential Testing and High-Stakes Accountability During Disaster Supports Students and Communities – TLEEC Written Testimony for HB 3668, Submitted to the House Education Committee by Ana Ramón, April 13, 2021

Potential Waiver Would Allow Districts to Support Students During a Crisis – TLEEC Testimony for House Bill 2802, Submitted to House Public Education Committee, April 6, 2021

State Takeovers of School Districts Do Not Work – We Must Elevate, Not Stifle, the Voices of Our Communities, TLEEC Public Comment against House Bill 3270, submitted by Ana Ramón to the Texas House Public Education Committee, March 30, 2021

TEA Should Not Count SY20-21 as Consecutive with SY18-19 for Accountability and Accreditation Sanctions, December 14, 2020

TLEEC Testimony Before the House Public Education Committee Interim Charge 1B: Monitoring implementation of HB 1842 (84, R), Regarding State Takeovers, September 30, 2020

TLEC Urges Texas House to Permanently Allow the Use of Individual Graduation Committees — Testimony for HB 851 Before the Texas House Public Education Committee, March 5, 2019

TLEC Testimony on House Bill 22 Presented Before the Senate Education Committee, May 17, 2017

TLEC Asks Texas Senate to Reduce Over-testing, Testimony on SB 2049, before the Texas Senate Education Committee, May 2, 2017

TLEC Urges Texas House to Preserve Limited Educational Resources by Reducing Burdensome Testing Requirements, Testimony on HB 1333 before the Texas House Public Education Committee, April 25, 2017

Testimony Regarding the A-F Letter Grading System for Schools, Before the House Public Education Committee, March 21, 2017

Testimony on State Interventions and Innovations Interim Charge, before the Texas Senate Education Committee, September 14, 2016

Invest in Public School Students

Takeovers of School Districts Do Not Work — TLEEC Comment Against House Bill 3270, submitted to the Texas House Public Education Committee, March 30, 2021

Public Schools Should Promote Racial Equity, Not Risk Re-Segregation – TLEEC Written Testimony Against Senate Bill 204: Relating to Public School Transportation Outside of Home Districts, Submitted to the Senate Education Committee, March 18, 2021

Maintain Full Education Funding and Equity in State Budget – TLEEC Public Comments to Senate Finance, Re: Public Education Submitted to Senate Finance Committee; and to House Appropriations, Re: Public Education submitted to House Appropriations Committee, February 22, 2021

TLEEC Public Comment to U.S. Department of Education Re: Eligibility of Students at Institutions of Higher Education for Funds under the CARES Act, July 17, 2020

Texas Legislative Education Equity Coalition Sends COVID-19 Recommendations to State Leaders – Multi-sector Coalition Cautions Leaders to Distribute Emergency Funds Equitably, April 23, 2020

The CARES Act and Emergency COVID-19 Resource Recommendations, April 22, 2020

TLEEC Public Comment to U.S. Department of Education Re: Eligibility of Students at Institutions of Higher Education for Funds under the CARES Act, July 17, 2020

Texas Legislative Education Equity Coalition Sends COVID-19 Recommendations to State Leaders – Multi-sector Coalition Cautions Leaders to Distribute Emergency Funds Equitably, April 23, 2020

The CARES Act and Emergency COVID-19 Resource Recommendations, April 22, 2020

Is Texas Getting a Good Return on Charter Schools? testimony presented before the House Public Education Committee (Special Session), August 8, 2017

TLEC Testimony, Is Texas Getting a Good Return on Charter Schools?, Presented before the House Public Education Committee (Special Session), August 8, 2017

TLEC Testimony on CSHB 21 (Special Session), Presented before the House Public Education Committee, July 24, 2017

Testimony of the Texas Latino Education Coalition Opposing CSHB 21 Presented Before the Texas Senate Education Committee, May 11, 2017

Written Testimony of the Texas Latino Education Coalition relating to Deregulation of Public Schools and Successive Harm to Students, in Opposition to HB 2955, Submitted to the Texas House Public Education Committee, April 27, 2017

Written Testimony of the Texas Latino Education Coalition Relating to Texas Charter School Expansion, Opposing SB 1061, Testimony Before the Texas Senate Education Committee, April 25, 2017

Testimony on Changes to the Public School Finance System Under SB 2145 Before the Senate Education Committee, Dr. Jesse McNeil, McNeil Foundation and TLEC, April 18, 2017

Public Education Committee Hearing on ASATR, March 7, 2017

Testimony Opposing Voucher Legislation, September 14, 2016

TLEC Member Testimony on the Inadequacy of and Inequality of the Texas Public School Finance System, August 3, 2016

School Funding and Assessment and Their Impact on Efficiency and Productivity in Texas before the Texas Senate Education Committee, August 3, 2016.

Texas Equity Gaps Would Have Increased Under Aycock’s School Funding Plan
Legislature Now Has Opportunity to Positively Impact Equity and Adequacy – May 18, 2015

March 26, 2015 Testimony of the Texas Latino Education Coalition for Hearing Before the Texas Senate Education Committee

Promote Quality Bilingual Education

Teacher Shortages Require State Investment in Public Education and Community-Based Solutions – TLEEC Testimony on Interim Charge 1, Submitted to House Committee on Public Education, and House Committee on Higher Education, September 20, 2022

Testimony Opposing HB 880 Regarding Elimination of Bilingual Education Certification, Testimony Presented before the House Public Education Committee, April 25, 2017

Prepare All Students for College Readiness and Success

Individual Graduation Committees Create Equitable Options for Graduation, especially for Black Students and Latino Students – TLEEC Written Testimony For HB 999, Submitted to the Texas Senate Education Committee, May 18, 2021

Individual Graduation Committees Create Equitable Options for Graduation, Especially for Black and Latino Students – TLEEC Written Testimony For HB 999: Relating to Individual Graduation Committee Qualification Requirements for Certain Students, Submitted to the House Public Education Committee, March 23, 2021

Texas State Board of Education Public Hearing on Proposed New African American Studies Course, November 13, 2019

TLEC Urges Texas Senate to Maintain College Preparation Opportunities for All Texans – Testimony Opposing HB 2614 Presented Before the Texas Senate Education Committee, May 18, 2017

Testimony of the Texas Latino Education Coalition in Support of House Bill 3904 Regarding the Texas Top Ten Percent Plan, Presented Before the House Higher Education Committee, May 3, 2017

TLEC Testimony on Testimony Opposing SB 2119, which Proposes Elimination of the Texas Top Ten Percent Plan, April 2017

Testimony for the State Board of Education Hearing on the Proposed “Mexican American Heritage” Textbook, presented by Brianna Dimas, San Antonio Hispanic Chamber of Commerce, before the Texas State Board of Education, September 13, 2016

TLEC Urges Texas Senate to Continue to Measure Graduation Requirements in More Holistic Manner, Testimony on Alternative Assessment for High School Graduation before the Texas Senate Education Committee, September 13, 2016

TLEC Testimony on HB 5 Implementation, 60x30TX/Higher Education Alignment Joint Interim Charge, before the Texas Senate Education and Higher Education Committees, March 29, 2016

San Marcos Mercury: State board opts for compromise on Mexican-American studies – April 10, 2014

AP: Texas Drops Algebra II Mandate; Texas Latino Education Coalition Objects – January 31, 2014

AP: Education experts nervous over Texas dropping algebra II mandate – January 31, 2014

Statement: The Texas Latino Education Coalition Expresses Disappointment with the State Board of Education’s Vote to Exclude Algebra II in the Default Curriculum – November 26, 2013

Statement: Texas Latino Education Coalition Supports Inclusion of Algebra II in All Endorsement Tracks – November 12, 2013

Promote Educational Equity in All Aspects of Student Learning

Letter from TLEEC to the Texas Commissioner of Education on Greater Transparency and Representation in Teacher Vacancy Task Force, March 18, 2022

One-pager about the bill: Texas Newest Classroom Censorship Bill SB 3 in English • (Español)

HB 3979 would limit speech and engagement in Texas classrooms! webpage with link to videos

The Truth About HB 3979 & SB 2202, May 17, 2021

HB3979 would limit speech and engagement in Texas classrooms TLEEC Factsheet • (Español), May 3, 2021

The Texas Legislative Education Equity Coalition sent a letter to Governor Abbott, Texas Commissioner of Education Morath and Commissioner of Higher Education Keller urging them to ensure that federal COVID-19 relief monies are used to advance those goals and address the inequities in our educational systems that have been worsened by the pandemic.

Ethnic Studies Programs Promote Improvements in Student Outcomes, Especially for Students of Color – TLEEC Testimony for House Bill 1504, Submitted to House Public Education Committee, April 6, 2021

Letter to Texas House Speaker on Importance of Racial Representation among Committee Leadership, February 2, 2021

TLEC Letter to Texas Governor Abbott, RE: Plyler v. Doe and the Rights of Immigrant Students to Attend Public School, September 6, 2019

Letter to Congressional Leaders to Support for a Clean DREAM Act, December 6, 2017

TLEEC Condemns Police Brutality and Calls for Racial Justice, June 9, 2020

The Texas Latino Education Coalition Applauds the Addition of Latino Senators José Menéndez and Pete Flores to the Higher Education Committee, March 1, 2019

TLEC Opposing Senate Bills 3 and 91, Presented before the Texas Senate State Affairs Committee, July 21, 2017