Texas fight over ‘school choice’ begins with bill filing, hearing set
Texas’ fight over spending public money on private school tuition begins in earnest next week. Sen. Brandon Creighton, ...
Greg Abbott's Threat Rebuked by Largest Texas Newspaper: 'Demagogic'
Texas Governor Greg Abbott was called out by the state's largest newspaper over his recent comments related to DEI in higher ...
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State lawmakers ask education agency for guidance on how Texas schools can respond to Trump’s immigration plans
More than two dozen Texas Democrats expressed concern about the elimination of a federal policy preventing immigration ...
Will Texas lawmakers make school safer this session?
The Legislature’s other main response to the Uvalde shooting was to give a slight boost to the amount of security-dedicated ...
Texas Education Agency releases 2024 Annual Report
The Texas Education Agency (TEA) released the 2024 Annual Report Thursday, offering a comprehensive overview of the progress made in Texas public education while also addressing the challenges and ...
Texas budget writers prioritize school vouchers, teacher raises and border security in early drafts
Texas lawmakers are looking to spend billions of dollars over the next two years to create a school voucher-like program, cut property taxes, raise teacher pay, shore up water infrastructure and ...
North Texas school employee injured while trying to avoid chair thrown by student
Candra Rogers, an assistant principal at Collins Intermediate School, was injured in August when a student threw a wooden ...
More school districts in Texas are hiring uncertified teachers, new TEA report shows
According to the report, 56% of first-time teachers hired during the 2023-24 school year were uncertified, compared to 21% who have traditional teaching experience.
North Texas school districts grapple with new immigration enforcement directive
Now that immigration authorities can enter schools to make arrests, districts in North Texas are trying to determine how the ...