Two Nurse Associations, Austin Lawmaker Call for Nurses in Texas Schools
The Texas Nurses Association, the Texas School Nurses Organization and state Rep. Donna Howard (D-Austin) reminded Texas school districts of the importance of school...
Will Kids Be OK? Teachers are Being Trained to Check on Emotional Health.
Many Texas students are about to learn online again. Teachers and administrators are about to be in the different position of trying to be...
Vouchers Fail Even When Republicans Win
It’s an American political curiosity that even when Republicans win, core parts of their agenda do not.
Consider abortion. Republicans have been running on banning...
New Texas School Ratings Could Be Used in Voucher Push
A new method of evaluating public Texas schools has met with intense resistance from the schools themselves. Once concern is that the scores might...
Extremist Challengers Fare Poorly Against Pro-Public Education Incumbents
A slate of far-right wing candidates appear to have largely failed in attempts to oust several incumbents in Texas House races in the Republican...
TEA Imposes Conservatorship On Texas’ Largest Charter School Network
The Texas Education Agency has placed the state’s largest charter school network under conservatorship following a multiyear investigation into alleged financial misconduct.
IDEA Public Schools...
Five things we learned from the School Finance Panel
This year’s TribFest, the Texas Tribune’s yearly festival in Austin, featured plenty of political content for wonks to parse. For those that couldn’t attend...
Poor Turnout For Abbott’s Much-Hyped School Voucher Rally
According to law enforcement on the scene, only about 200 people showed up for today’s rally for “school choice,” the euphemism supporters have invoked...
Texas Schools Will Have to Report COVID-19 Cases. Still No Word on Testing in...
A week after criticism about there not being a plan, the state moves to require all Texas schools to report daily COVID-19 numbers.
Texas Education...
Texas Lawmaker Calls For Supreme Court Defense Of Book Ban: What’s At Stake?
Texas state Rep. Jared Patterson has urged Attorney General Ken Paxton to defend his law banning sexually explicit books from libraries in front of...
