2020 College Graduates Face Bleak Texas Job Market
As if the fact that graduations have largely been canceled wasn’t enough disappointment, Texans graduating from college are facing one of the worst job...
Despite Some New Special Education Funding in Texas, Many Issues Remain
The status of special education funding in Texas is still undecided, even as the 86th session of the Texas Legislature comes to a close...
Texas Teachers Weigh Risks of Working or Resigning
This will be a different school year for teachers. Many teachers are deciding whether to resign or teach as the pandemic continues.
In Houston, the...
Will Virtual Schools Finally Pass the Texas Legislature?
With the Delta variant of the coronavirus spreading more and more, many are concerned that schools might be an incubator for the virus. Just...
Texas STAAR Test Makes A Comeback
Ever since the pandemic started, schools were shut down and forced to say “sayonara” to the State of Texas Assessments of Academic Readiness test....
We Support Our Troops, Except We Don’t. Texas Cuts Down On Guard Benefits While...
The border mission, dubbed Operation Lone Star began in March but has now entered a new phase in recent months as Abbott announced the...
Houston ISD appealing Wheatley's failing grade
Houston ISD is appealing Wheatley High School’s failing grade. Texas’ largest school district announced the appeal on Sept. 13.
The district’s decision to appeal Wheatley’s...
Inadequate state funding and fiscal mismanagement forcing layoffs at Crosby ISD
As Texans struggle to pay their property taxes and politicians pledge to fix the “Robin Hood” system to pay for Texas schools, Crosby ISD,...
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 the State...
Texas DEI Ban Ripples: UT Austin Layoffs Unveiled
In response to Texas' Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) ban, the University of Texas at Austin has initiated significant staff layoffs, announced in a...
