Online, Classroom or Both on Tap at UT for the Fall
The University of Texas System Board of Regents has approved more changes for the system’s eight UT academic institutions to offer in-person, online and...
Merit Pay Provision Removed from School Finance Plan as it Clears House Committee
On Tuesday, the House Public Ed Committee voted unanimously to clear a revised school finance plan expected to inject $9 billion of additional funding...
Education Advocates Testify on School Finance Commission Recommendations
Last week, the House Public Education Committee held two meetings to hear testimony from many stakeholders and advocates on recommendations from the Texas Commission...
“The Campaign To Sabotage Texas’s Public Schools,” Interview With Mimi Swartz
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Reform Austin’s Managing Editor Nick Anderson interviews Mimi Swartz, a long-time executive editor at Texas Monthly, about her engrossing latest article, “The Campaign to...
Balancing Higher Health Risks and Spotty Internet, Reopening College in The Rio Grande Valley...
Isolated without Wi-Fi in the rural Hidalgo County home he shares with his dad, Ruben Homar Martinez is determined to graduate from college this...
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...
Educators Concerned As Legislature Explores Voucher Proposals, Poll Shows
A recent poll conducted by the Texas American Federation of Teachers (Texas AFT) has revealed widespread concern among Texas K-12 public school employees regarding...
New TEA Guidance Does Little to Allay Teacher Fears
The Texas Education Agency’s decision to let school districts delay on-campus instruction for up to eight weeks is regarded by teacher groups as a...
Texas Lawmakers Attempt To Make Prayers And Ten Commandments Mandatory In Classrooms
Texas senators are once again putting out proposals that would require the Ten Commandments to be displayed in every classroom and institute prayer periods...
Texas Colleges Scramble As DEI Ban Halts Key Scholarships
Texas' Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) bans are affecting more than a hundred college scholarships, according to a report by the Dallas Morning News....
