Koch-Funded Astroturf Campaign For Vouchers Hits Texas Neighborhoods
A favorite tactic of big money Republican donors is funneling funding through local groups to give their political pushes the appearance of grassroots support,...
HISD Trustees Refuse To Appeal TEA Decision: Criticize Excessive Costs To Taxpayers
The Houston ISD board decided last Monday not to file a final appeal against the TEA takeover in a close vote. Some trustees argued...
Small-Town Superintendents Fight Back Against GOP’s School Choice Plan
The recent push by Gov. Greg Abbott and other Republicans in Texas to pass legislation that would divert funds from public education to private...
School Choice Bill Offers Rural Districts $10,000/Student Bribe
A new version of Senate Bill 8, also known as the Parental Bill of Rights, was unveiled during the Texas Senate Education Committee hearing...
Texas Librarians Increasingly Targeted by Police Investigations Over Book Challenges
As the far-right culture war against books and students heats up, librarians are increasingly finding themselves targeted by state authorities over books conservatives find...
Poor Turnout For Abbott’s Much-Hyped School Voucher Rally
According to law enforcement on the scene, only about 200 people showed up for today’s rally for “school choice,” the euphemism supporters have invoked...
DeSantis Wants To Kill Dreamers’ Future, Will Abbott Follow His Footsteps?
Last month, Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis, proposed reversing a 2014 measure, denying in-state tuition to college students who came to the U.S. as children...
The Most Important Questions Around The State Takeover Of HISD
With the state poised to take over management of the Houston Independent School District, the eighth largest in the country, there is speculation about...
Rumors Confirmed: Texas Education Agency Announces Houston ISD Takeover
After weeks of rumors out of Austin, it has been confirmed that the Texas Education Agency will announce the state takeover of Houston Independent...
Dennis Bonnen, Former School Voucher Opponent, Sells Out to Goldwater Institute
Dennis Bonnen, former Speaker of the Texas House and fierce opponent of the far-right push for school vouchers, has joined the Goldwater Institute, sources...
