What Lt. Gov. Patrick’s Rule Change May Mean for Texas Education
Prior to the November election, Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick made waves when he suggested if Republicans were to lose their supermajority in the State...
In-Depth: Special Education in the House Education Budget
AUSTIN, TX – The House Appropriations Subcommittee (S/C) on Article III held a meeting Wednesday, February 20th to listen to testimony on House Budget recommendations...
As School Starts, Texas is Without a Plan to Track COVID-19 in Schools
School bells are ringing, but there has yet to be a decision from the state on whether COVID-19 data will be collected from schools...
Rural School Districts Push Back Against Vouchers Ahead Of Abbott’s ‘School Choice’ Visits
At a press conference held in Tyler Wednesday, Smith County area school district superintendents gathered at the Tyler Independent School District's Career & Technology...
Texas Democrats Rally Against Far-Right SBOE at Convention
The Texas State Board of Education (SBOE) is facing a shift towards far-right ideologies, raising concerns about the future of educational content and its...
What Texas Charter Schools Could Look Like Following New TEA Standards
As the Texas Education Agency debates new state rules that could fast-track charter school expansion, the role of charter schools in Texas—and the state’s...
Opinion: Cy-Fair ISD Book Challenge Policy Ripe for Harassment
On Friday, I attended training for the Cypress-Fairbanks Independent School District for the Library Reconsideration Committee, which deals with challenged books in the school...
Paxton Creates Confusion, Contradiction on School Reopenings
In an opinion that differs dramatically from what local authorities were previously told by the state, Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton writes that local...
Post-Pandemic, School Absenteeism Is Still Up
The COVID-19 pandemic deeply impacted schools across the nation. A new report shows that chronic absenteeism has still not recovered from pre-pandemic levels.
The Education...
New Policy Could Limit Librarians’ Autonomy in Fort Bend ISD
Fort Bend ISD board members are discussing a new policy that would give Superintendent Marc Smith the power to review the content on library...
