School districts stay quiet as lawmakers push to limit when they can sue the state

Texas school leaders are critical of a Senate bill that would limit their ability to legally challenge changes to the state's school accountability ratings system. But they declined to testify against the legislation out of fear of provoking lawmakers' ire and risking the funding gains they hope to secure this year. (Credit: Allie Goulding/The Texas Tribune)

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The Texas Senate passed a bill last week taking aim at school district leaders who used lawsuits to halt the release of the state’s school performance ratings for two consecutive years.