Florida Man Trolls Texas Republicans’ ‘In God We Trust’ Posters

The Texas Legislature passed a law last year that requires public schools to display posters that say “In God We Trust” in a “conspicuous...

Book Banning By Conservatives Spreading Across Texas

As kids return to school, districts are having to deal with a flurry of book challenges to their libraries, mostly from conservatives. In March, The Houston...

Texas In 49th Place When It Comes To Teacher Benefits

In the midst of a teacher exodus crisis, retired Texas teachers are still optimistic about their chances of securing the first increase in their...

Access To A Healthy Meal Should Be A Non-Issue

No family should have to make the decision between paying their bills or breakfast and lunch for their children. And yet, here we are....

Republican-controlled Legislature Hurts Efforts To Make Texas Schools Safer

While students are in a back-to-school frenzy, superintendents from Northside and Judson ISD are in a turmoil of their own: the state has failed...

Should Texas Be Considering Vouchers In The Light Of Public School Improvement?

With Texas’ public school ratings improving dramatically this year it seems like the privatization of those schools through vouchers would be a bad idea.  According...

Abbott Touts Parental Choice And Vouchers At Dallas Private School

Gov. Greg Abbott continued to tout his pro-voucher agenda in a South Dallas Private school on Thursday.Abbott has made parental rights a priority for...

The Unspoken Wedge Between Abbott And Texas Teachers

A new survey found that 70% of teachers were considering quitting this year. Those numbers are the highest they have been in the past...

School Choice Policies Have Public Schools Sitting In The Backseat

Heading into next year's legislative session, the talk in Austin is focusing mainly on school choice, but many rural conservatives don’t like the direction...

Are Texas Billionaires Out To Destroy Public Schools?

In another segment of rightwing activists attacking Texas educators we present: the takedown of Social and Emotional Learning (SEL).Although K-12 teachers have employed...
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