LGBTQ+ Rights Clash With Conservative Values As Katy ISD Imposes New Gender Rules
In a tightly contested vote on Monday, the Katy Independent School District trustees enacted restrictions on how staff members can address matters related to...
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...
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....
Teachers’ Unions Give TEA’s New Virtual Learning Option Mixed Reviews
The Texas Education Agency has issued new guidelines that allow school districts in areas with spiking COVID-19 cases to request a waiver to continue...
Texas House Votes to Ban Transgender Girls From Sports
Oct 14 (Reuters) - The Texas House of Representatives passed a bill that bans transgender women and girls from participating in school sports after...
Advocates Say TEA Guidelines Are Bad for Texas Teachers
The Texas Education Agency’s new guidelines for students to return to school campuses gives parents options, but some advocates for Texas teachers say that...
Is Abbott Wrong About Vouchers Again?
With all of the posturing by Gov. Abbott in the wake of the Republican primary and runoff elections, it may appear that the passage...
TEA Decision for In-person Testing Tied to Lucrative Contracts?
In early December of 2020 the Texas Education Agency (TEA) announced that, while the State of Texas Assessments of Academic Readiness (STAAR) test would...
Texas Universities In Turmoil: Tenure Under Fire
On Tuesday, the Texas House is set to take a final vote on a bill that would establish tenure in state law and make...
Texas Teachers Are Getting Burnt Out On Culture Wars
Being a teacher is one of the hardest jobs in the world, and in Texas they are increasingly being burnt out by constant culture...
