HISD board takeover: What does it mean parents?
Last week, Texas Education Commissioner Mike Morath made it official that there will be an HISD board takeover. The question is: what happens now?...
For Texas High School Students, Many Things Are up in the Air, but Maybe...
The coronavirus has created uncertainty for many Texas high school seniors. The children who were born right after 9/11 are now wondering not just...
Texas Universities are Shelving SAT and ACT Requirements as Coronavirus Scrambles Admissions Process
High school students with dreams of attending college would typically be gearing up to take standardized admissions tests this time of year. But that’s...
Getting Online-Learning Ready With Affordable Laptops and Notebooks
This summer, instead of school shopping for backpacks, parents will be looking for deals on technology and tech gear to prepare for their kids...
Criticism Swift and Harsh Following Approval of New Charter Schools in Texas
The Texas State Teachers Association and others say it is wrong to be creating new Texas charter schools that will take away state funding...
On Campus or Virtual? What Texas Families Have Chosen.
Remote or on campus? For many families, this has been a stressful question during the pandemic. Here is a look at what parents throughout...
Will Texas Cut Funding to Public Schools Because of Low Attendance During the Pandemic?
In the fall semester of 2020 the Texas Education Agency (TEA) made a decision to help public schools by providing funding for them at...
Extremist School Board Candidates Quietly Running to Push HISD Far to the Right
“If masks work, wouldn’t everyone choose to wear them?”
The pretzel logic of Caroline Walter’s question, which she tweeted in September, might have been enough...
With O’Rourke In, Vouchers And Funding By Attendance Would Be Out
One of Beto O’Rourke’s most pressing issues is no other than education. Taking the stage at a North Dallas church, the gubernatorial candidate promised...
Why Vouchers Are Bad for Business
When Governor Abbott came out in favor of private school vouchers in early May, he revived a subject that has been a topic of discussion for...
