1. TEA president Beth Brown: “A little while ago I talked on the phone to Commissioner Schwinn about an EdWeek blog (linked in comments below) quoting her about a statewide summer school surge and a three year plan in response to the COVID-19 outbreak.”

2. Schwinn told me what TEA already knew: the commissioner has no power in state law to dictate local school calendars. She said specifically there isn’t a summer school plan and the blog was changed when brought to their attention.

3. She noted department staff is doing what many of us are—working remotely under trying circumstances.
It’s been a tough few days for the department.

4. Their school survey received criticism from TEA members and others because it seemed to point toward certain policy outcomes, namely summer school for 2020 and 2021. In fairness, the survey was changed when objections were made, just like the blog post. I took her at her word.

5. TEA expects to be a part of any policy planning because whatever solutions are needed to re-engage students, it will be teachers doing it.”
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