Spring Branch ISD Faces Education Crisis: School Closures Loom Amid $35 Million Budget Deficit
Due to a $35 million budget shortfall, the Spring Branch School District will close two schools and several charter school programs, displacing about 2,100...
Texas’ Debate Over School Chaplains Heats Up As More Districts Reject Policy
The Texas Legislature's approval of hiring chaplains to provide mental health services in public schools sparked a battle over religious influence in education. Now,...
Fort Bend Superintendent Departure Is A Mystery
The sudden retirement of Dr. Christie Whitbeck, superintendent of Fort Bend ISD, is accompanied by mysterious allegations of impropriety.
During a Monday meeting of the...
HISD Bans Students From Using The Bathroom During Class, Teachers File A Grievance
The Houston Independent School District has implemented a controversial new policy that prohibits students from using the restroom during class, angering teachers.
The policy is...
Federal Judge Questions Texas’ Bill To Remove Books With Sexual Content From Libraries
The law requiring book sellers to categorize and recall sexually explicit content in school libraries faced questioning from federal judges at a Wednesday hearing.
HB...
PragerU is Now in HISD
From the very beginning of the state takeover of Houston Independent School District, critics worried that it would be a conservative power grab framed...
GOP-led States Expand School Vouchers, Critics Decry Benefits for Wealthy Families
Republican-controlled legislatures in several states, including Florida, Arizona, Iowa, and Arkansas, have significantly expanded school voucher programs, leading to controversy as wealthy parents are...
New Program Helps Teaching Assistants Pay for School
Mesquite Independent School District has done what few school districts have been able to since the pandemic: reverse the escalating teacher shortage. A major...
Are Vouchers Dead in Texas? Abbott Says He’ll Keep Fighting
In a decisive blow to Governor Greg Abbott's education agenda, the Texas House on Friday voted against a school choice plan, removing the education...
Admitting Climate Change is Real Would be Bad for GDP, Says State Board of...
Texas textbooks will likely have watered-down lessons on climate change thanks to criticism from the State Board of Education, who says negative depictions of...
