Senate Passes Voucher Program

The Texas Senate approved a private school voucher proposal on Thursday, initiating what is likely to be a tense negotiation process with Governor Greg...

Texas Parents Face a Frightening Lack of Information on Coronavirus Risks in Child Care...

With reported coronavirus cases in Texas child care facilities rising quickly, parents face terrifying uncertainty as they try to decide whether to entrust their...

Texas Districts Drown In Deficits Despite Historic Budget Surplus

Despite having a historic budget surplus, and 246 days in session — the longest legislative session in history — lawmakers only passed 10% of...

All 15 State Board Of Education Seats Are On The Ballot — And The...

In many ways, the Covid-19 pandemic made schools political hotbeds of controversy nationwide. From mask mandates to campus closures, parents and politicians have weighed...
Austin ISD closures

Austin ISD closures: Four schools will shutter in 2020

Austin ISD closures, four schools will shutter in the 2020-21 school year. The Austin ISD board decided to close Sims Elementary, Metz Elementary, Pease...

Gov. Abbott Attacks Public Education

As of the writing of this article Texas is in the middle of "school choice" week, so proclaimed by Gov. Greg Abbott several days...

Will The State’s Education Agency Take Over Houston ISD?

The Texas Supreme Court has given the Texas Education Agency (TEA) the power to replace elected school board members in the state's largest district,...

What is Abbott’s Endgame Regarding Vouchers?

As Gov. Abbott calls a fourth special session to try to pass a “school choice” bill, some Texas political experts are growing increasingly puzzled...

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 the 2022...

Admitting Climate Change is Real Would be Bad for GDP, Says State Board of...

Texas textbooks will likely have watered-down lessons on climate change thanks to criticism from the State Board of Education, who says negative depictions of...
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