After almost two years, Round Rock ISD has lost its state monitor (photo by John Anderson) The Texas Education Agency has been more aggressive in recent years about exerting control over elected school district boards – especially progressive ones – by installing monitors, conservators, and the like. Round Rock ISD has been one of the school districts the TEA intervened in, with its recent monitorship lasting almost twice as long as the agency originally said it would. Over that time, public records show that TEA officials scheduled a secret meeting with far-right members of the board.

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