Texas Teachers Union May Strike Over COVID-19 Precautions

Update August 24th, 2021 by Reform Austin Staff The president of the Texas branch of the American Federation of Teachers says that going on strike...

Harris County Orders Delay of In-person Classes Until Sept. 8

After first asking schools to voluntarily delay reopening for in-person instruction, Harris County has now issued a mandatory order that requires online classes at...

Texas Schools Will Have to Report COVID-19 Cases. Still No Word on Testing in...

A week after criticism about there not being a plan, the state moves to require all Texas schools to report daily COVID-19 numbers.  Texas Education...

Texas Gets an ‘F’ on Teaching Kids About Climate Change

Texas is failing at teaching the next generation about climate change, according to a new report from the National Center for Science Education and...

House Pub Ed Chair: Funding May Shrink for Some Texas Schools in the Spring

Public Education Committee Chair Harold Dutton sat down with the Texas Tribune for a virtual interview on Thursday to share his opinions on...

Federal Judge Blocks Enforcement of Texas School Mask Mandate Ban

Gov. Abbott's executive order prohibiting school districts from adopting mask mandates violates federal law, ruled a federal judge Wednesday evening. The court further enjoined...

Why Did Abbott Wait So Long To Address Teacher Shortages?

On Monday, Gov. Greg Abbott sent a letter to the Texas Education Agency, asking them to create a task force to help school districts...

Rural Texas Districts Struggling To Attract Teachers Switch To Four-Day School Weeks

The Mineral Wells Independent School District is struggling to maintain their educators. Over a 10-day period at the end of Abril they lost six...

Proponents Of School Vouchers Ramp Up For The Looming Legislative Session

As the upcoming legislative session looms, some Republicans believe that this will be the one where Texas finally passes a school choice program, a...

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...
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