/tags/michael-williams Michael Williams en-US Copyright KUT News 2025 Thu, 07 Aug 2014 19:11:04 GMT /education/2014-08-07/charters-push-back-against-measure-on-school-closures In 2013, when Texas passed its first overhaul of charter school policy since 1995 � the year the publicly funded but privately operated schools were first� Thu, 07 Aug 2014 19:11:04 GMT /education/2014-08-07/charters-push-back-against-measure-on-school-closures Morgan Smith, Texas Tribune /education/2013-11-21/state-board-of-education-removes-speech-requirement-from-high-school-graduation-standards The State Board of Education preliminarily voted Thursday to remove speech as one of the required courses for high school graduation in Texas.The board� Fri, 22 Nov 2013 00:09:11 GMT /education/2013-11-21/state-board-of-education-removes-speech-requirement-from-high-school-graduation-standards /education/2013-05-20/texas-students-solve-math-problems-for-west-recovery Students across Texas helped raise $11,367 to the American Red Cross West, Texas Relief Fund.How'd they do it? By solving math problems. Over a two-week� Mon, 20 May 2013 17:27:41 GMT /education/2013-05-20/texas-students-solve-math-problems-for-west-recovery /education/2013-04-03/texas-students-must-pass-staar-exams-to-move-to-next-grade Texas students taking the STAAR test this week will have to pass in order to advance to the next grade.Texas Education Agency Commissioner Michael� Wed, 03 Apr 2013 22:30:00 GMT /education/2013-04-03/texas-students-must-pass-staar-exams-to-move-to-next-grade /education/2013-02-22/ed-commissioner-answers-eastside-memorials-call-but-threat-of-closure-remains Last week, students at Eastside Memorial High School delivered a letter inviting the state’s top education administrator for a visit to hear how the� Fri, 22 Feb 2013 11:24:00 GMT /education/2013-02-22/ed-commissioner-answers-eastside-memorials-call-but-threat-of-closure-remains Joy Diaz /education/2013-02-21/texas-students-beat-nation-in-science-math A better report card today for Texas students: they’re scoring higher than the national average in science and math.And among the nation’s five biggest� Thu, 21 Feb 2013 23:59:54 GMT /education/2013-02-21/texas-students-beat-nation-in-science-math Trey Shaar /education/2013-02-14/eastside-memorial-students-seek-meeting-with-ed-commissioner A group of Austin students from Eastside Memorial High School plan to deliver a letter to Texas Education Commissioner Michael Williams this morning.They� Thu, 14 Feb 2013 13:21:52 GMT /education/2013-02-14/eastside-memorial-students-seek-meeting-with-ed-commissioner Laura Rice /politics/2013-01-10/education-chief-leave-gun-decisions-to-districts As Texas lawmakers have discussed adding more armed guards to campuses or training staff members to carry weapons, Education Commissioner Michael Williams� Thu, 10 Jan 2013 22:23:15 GMT /politics/2013-01-10/education-chief-leave-gun-decisions-to-districts Laura Rice /education/2012-11-30/texas-education-commissioner-defers-staar-grading-policy For the second year in a row, end of course exams won’t necessarily count toward 15 percent of a students� final grade.Texas Education Commissioner� Fri, 30 Nov 2012 18:58:31 GMT /education/2012-11-30/texas-education-commissioner-defers-staar-grading-policy Nathan Bernier /education/2012-11-29/perry-let-school-districts-decide-on-15-percent-rule Gov. Rick Perry is expressing his support for letting school districts themselves choose whether to implement a rule that requires new state assessments� Thu, 29 Nov 2012 22:12:57 GMT /education/2012-11-29/perry-let-school-districts-decide-on-15-percent-rule Morgan Smith, Texas Tribune