TEA Reverses Course, Allows Up to 8 Weeks of Online Instruction in the Fall
The Texas Education Agency has revised its earlier guidance and is now allowing school districts to delay the return to face-to-face instruction for up...
Criticism Swift and Harsh Following Approval of New Charter Schools in Texas
The Texas State Teachers Association and others say it is wrong to be creating new Texas charter schools that will take away state funding...
66% Of Long-Neglected Teachers Want To Jump Ship, Survey Finds
On Monday, Texas AFT published a survey that revealed a shocking truth due to the not-so-secret struggles Texas educators have been dealing with during...
‘Just Ted Cruz Defending Nazis’: Cruz Invokes The First Amendment To Defend Nazi Salute...
In a hearing on Wednesday, Republicans fiercely criticized Attorney General Merrick Garland over a memo he issued on Oct. 4 that detailed the Justice...
Oklahoma Supreme Court Blocks Nation’s First Religious Charter School
The Oklahoma Supreme Court has blocked what was set to become the nation’s first religious charter school, St. Isidore of Seville Catholic Virtual School,...
Texas School Voucher Plan Faces Uncertain Future as Costs Could Soar to $4.6 Billion
"Senate Bill 2 is entirely subject to a future appropriations process and the Legislature making a decision to grow the population of students served,"...
“Make Harris County Dark Red” Pledged Governor Greg Abbott
On Tuesday, Governor Greg Abbott visited a BBQ restaurant in Cypress, where he promised to make Harris...
Will Your Legislator Stand Up For Texas Teachers?
“There’s any easy way to get it done, and there’s a hard way. Either way, I’m in this to win this,” Gov. Greg Abbott...
710 people cast a ballot in the first day of early voting for State...
A total of 710 people voted on the first day of early voting in the special election to succeed Sylvia Garcia as the Texas State Senator for District 6. Early voting continues through Friday, December 7. Election Day is Tuesday, December 11.
TEA Decision for In-person Testing Tied to Lucrative Contracts?
In early December of 2020 the Texas Education Agency (TEA) announced that, while the State of Texas Assessments of Academic Readiness (STAAR) test would...
