Baptists Rebuke Abbott For Trying To Push Vouchers From The Pulpit
An attempt by Governor Greg Abbott to use Sunday worship services to push his school voucher program received a sharp rebuke from past and...
Charter Schools Struggling As GOP Pushes for Vouchers
During the regular and special legislative sessions of the Texas legislature, proponents of school vouchers held expanding school funding hostage. Vouchers failed to pass,...
Poor leadership has turned Texas' education system into a mess
The Texas Legislature has had plenty of time to improve education funding in the state. Why haven't they?
Teachers Rally for Public Education at the Capitol
Pictured: Attendees of the AFT Rally for Public Education
AUSTIN, TX - On the first day of Spring Break for public schools in Texas, several...
More than 70,000 4-6 years old children suspended from Texas schools in 2017-18
In Texas, a 4-year old black child is more than twice as likely to be suspended from school as a white one. A boy...
Lead May Still Be in Texas Schools’ Drinking Water. Here’s How You Can Help...
By Reform Austin Staff
Texas is still not doing enough to protect its students from lead contamination in school drinking water.
Back in January 2019, House...
Texas’ Largest School District Seeks Input on 11-Month Calendar
The Houston Independent School District has drafted an 11-month calendar for the 2020-2021 school year. The proposed changes, which are allowed by the Texas...
College: Interest in Nursing Profession Going Strong Despite COVID-19
The pandemic has slowed down many facets of our lives, but one thing that remains untouched is the number of nursing program applicants to...
UT-Austin Interim President is Sole Finalist for Permanent Role
The University of Texas System Board of Regents has named UT-Austin Interim President Jay Hartzell as the sole finalist for the permanent post. Hartzell,...
Opinion: Abbott Needs to Lead on Issue of Standardized Tests for Texas Schoolchildren
Ordinarily, when I write a column, I write to what my ego would hope to be thousands of readers. Today, however, I write to...
