Dan Patrick’s Next Target: Professors
Attacking schools as an institution has become part of the Texas Republican strategy to smother progressivism to death in the state. While the main...
Texas School Districts Welcome New Funding, But Budget Gaps Persist
As Texas school districts prepare for the 2025–26 academic year, many are seeing a financial boost from...
Some Houston Schools Closed Again Due to COVID-19
A lot changed in just a couple of days at Houston Independent School District.
Face-to-face instruction for the 2020-2021 academic year resumed on Monday. By...
Spring Branch ISD Faces Education Crisis: School Closures Loom Amid $35 Million Budget Deficit
Due to a $35 million budget shortfall, the Spring Branch School District will close two schools and several charter school programs, displacing about 2,100...
Abbott Wants Teacher Fired Over Cartoon Comparing Police to KKK
Gov. Greg Abbott wants a Wylie Independent School District teacher fired over a cartoon that compared police officers to slave owners and Ku Klux...
Small-Town Superintendents Fight Back Against GOP’s School Choice Plan
The recent push by Gov. Greg Abbott and other Republicans in Texas to pass legislation that would divert funds from public education to private...
Is The New House Education Committee Pro Or Anti-Vouchers?
This past week, Texas House Speaker Dade Phelan announced the House Select Committee on Educational Opportunity and Enrichment which will focus on issues that...
Superintendent Wish List: FUND TEXAS SCHOOLS
On Friday, during the Texas Tribune Festival public schools took the center stage. At one of the panels, Superintendents talked about the issues their...
State Senator Declares Audit and More Teacher Retirement System Transparency
State Sen. John Whitmire (D-Houston) has asked for an audit of the Teacher Retirement System of Texas (TRS) after they received criticism for signing...
Texas, Invest in our Future
In 2015, Gov. Greg Abbott created a pre-K grant program, increasing support to 573 school districts and to charter schools across Texas. These grants...
