South San ISD is a mess that the state needs to fix
South San Antonio ISD is in turmoil. The district’s students are protesting for mental health services.
The superintendent resigned weeks into the school year....
Does Texas Need Virtual School Vouchers?
Virtual classrooms existed before the coronavirus outbreak, but could expanding them be on the horizon for Texas’ over 5 million students?
Could local leaders find...
Uvalde Students Return to Classes Three Months After The Shooting
Last May 24th, just days before the summer break, a gunman entered Robb Elementary School, in Uvalde, and killed 19 students and two teachers....
Beto O’Rourke Celebrates Teacher Appreciation Week by Sharing Education Strategy
Education reforms are a big part of democrat Beto O’Rourke’s 2022 campaign for Governor of the state of Texas. During Teacher Appreciation Week (May...
More than 20 schools in Dallas may close due to low enrollment
Experts say Dallas ISD's enrollment has fallen after more children started attending charter schools.
“The Campaign To Sabotage Texas’s Public Schools,” Interview With Mimi Swartz
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SSKd9z73gQ0
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...
Corporate Economic Incentives with School Districts Expire This Year, What Will Replace It?
In 2001 the Texas Legislature passed the Texas Economic Development Act which included Chapter 313 of the Texas Tax Code.
According to the Texas Comptroller’s...
Texas Gets an ‘F’ on Teaching Kids About Climate Change
Texas is failing at teaching the next generation about climate change, according to a new report from the National Center for Science Education and...
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...
Austin ISD Gears Up for Rapid COVID-19 Testing as Early as Next Week
Rapid COVID-19 tests will be available for staffers and students who have coronavirus symptoms at Austin ISD — possibly as early as next week.
This...
