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Texas Districts Use Loophole to Start Earlier

An analysis by The Dallas Morning News found 41 of the 50 largest districts in the Dallas-Fort Worth area have passed District of Innovation plans

The school bells are already ringing here. And yes, it’s barely August.

Commerce ISD started classes Monday. Eighth-grader Brody Baumann wasn’t feeling it.

“Not good,” he interjected when his mom, Stacey, was asked about such an early start.

State law says public schools can't start before the fourth Monday of this month — and that's Aug. 28. But more than half of the state's students will be starting earlier, according to the Texas Education Agency, because of one very large loophole.

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