Judge Allows Release Of 2023 School Ratings
A state appeals court on Thursday lifted a block on the release of the Texas Education Agency’s school accountability ratings for 2023, Houston Public...
Abbott’s Task Force Takes On Texas’ Teacher Shortage Disaster: Will They Succeed?
It is no secret that the state of Texas is facing a teacher shortage crisis, the question is: will Texas lawmakers do what must...
Hartzell Named New UT President
By unanimous vote, the University of Texas System Board of Regents has named Jay Hartzell as the next president of UT-Austin, effective immediately. Hartzell...
HISD Faces Budget Cuts Of Up To 12%
Houston Independent School District's Superintendent Mike Miles, warned campuses will see potential funding cuts of up to 12%.The district's sweeping reform program, known as...
Feds will visit six Texas school districts this week to monitor special education
Federal officials will give Texas' special education programs another round of scrutiny this week, with visits planned to monitor how six school districts are...
Texas Prepaid Tuition Program Enrollment Deadline Approaches
Texas families have until July 31 to enroll their newborns in the Texas Tuition Promise Fund® and pay this academic year's rates for all...
Burrows Buries Vouchers in Pandemic Bill
Every legislative session since 1995 a school voucher bill has been filed in the Texas Legislature. A school voucher is any mechanism or scheme...
“We’re Being Treated As Guinea Pigs”: Faculty Members Fear In-Person Return to Texas Universities
The July memo was blunt. Students at Sam Houston State University had been promised “direct contact” with faculty, and even in the grip of...
Texas Ranks 41st In Public Education Funding As Abbott Fights For Vouchers
Texas is one of the worst-funded states for public education, according to a new report. The state ranked 41st in the nation for its...
Stop The Presses! Texas A&M President Thinks Print Is Dead
Is print dead ? According to Texas A&M University’s President, it is.
On February 10th, M. Katherine Banks declared war against the university's 129-year-old paper,...
