Dennis Bonnen, Former School Voucher Opponent, Sells Out to Goldwater Institute
Dennis Bonnen, former Speaker of the Texas House and fierce opponent of the far-right push for school vouchers, has joined the Goldwater...
Charter School Expansion And The Growth Of Political Extremism
Last month the Texas State Board of Education (SBOE) vetoed four out of five new charter school applicants put forth for approval...
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...
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...
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.
Texas School Districts Resuming Virtual and In-Person Learning
Before Thanksgiving some school districts in Texas sent virtual learning materials home, just in case returning to the classroom for in-person learning...
Rural Texas Districts Struggling To Attract Teachers Switch To Four-Day School Weeks
The Mineral Wells Independent School District is struggling to maintain their educators. Over a 10-day period at the end of Abril they...
Will STAAR Be Canceled for the 2020-21 School Year?
The spring portion of the 2020 school year went online amid the pandemic, and classes became digital. Some worry that this created...
School Districts Hire More Mental Health Pros at the Right Time
One in six American children ages 6-17 experiences a mental health disorder each year, according to the National Association on Mental Illness....
Teacher raises and all-day pre-K: Here's what's in the Texas Legislature's landmark school finance...
After weeks of tough negotiations, lawmakers have come up with a final deal on how to increase public education funding and cut...
