Tarrant County Schools’ In-Person Reopening Delayed

Health authorities for Tarrant County, Arlington and Burleson announced Tuesday that area public and nonreligious private schools will start the school year...

UT Police Will Be Backup, Not Enforcers, of COVID-19 Rules

As students and university employees prepare for an academic year like no other, the University of Texas at Austin has announced that...
Faculty union wants college required to post COVID data

Faculty group urges Abbott to require universities to publicly report COVID-19 cases

The Texas Faculty Association is urging Gov. Greg Abbott to use his emergency powers to order Texas colleges and universities to publicly...

Texas School Districts Struggle to Hire Substitute Teachers

Across the country substitute teachers are in demand. The lack of substitute teachers that Texas school districts are experiencing, a problem that...

Texas House Votes to Ban Transgender Girls From Sports

Oct 14 (Reuters) - The Texas House of Representatives passed a bill that bans transgender women and girls from participating in school...

Texas Republicans Continue Their Assault on Public Schools in New Primary Props

Texas Republicans have made public schools one of their main battlegrounds for regressive politics in the state. Their latest list of propositions from...

Corporate Economic Incentives with School Districts Expire This Year, What Will Replace It?

In 2001 the Texas Legislature passed the Texas Economic Development Act which included Chapter 313 of the Texas Tax Code.

A Social Security Penalty Is Affecting Retired Teachers In Texas. A Bipartisan Reform Could...

Windfall Elimination Provision is a Social Security rule that has affected public workers even though many people don't even know it exists....

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...

Texas Takeover of Houston ISD Complete as Mike Miles Named Superintendent, Board Replaced

Texas Education Commissioner Mike Morath officially removed Houston ISD’s elected school board and superintendent from power Thursday, replacing them with an appointed...

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