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....
Newly Conservative School Board Changes Tune on Vouchers
One more obstacle in the far-right Republican quest to institute school vouchers in Texas was removed last week. A newly conservative Texas Board of...
Texas Legislature Is Tearing Down the Wall Between Church and Public School
In a disturbing trend this legislative session, multiple Republican lawmakers are working to tear down the wall between Christian churches and public schools.
The Texas...
Booksellers Sue Texas Over HB 900
In a lawsuit filed Tuesday at an Austin federal court, two Texas bookstores and three national booksellers file a suit over House Bill 900,...
Senate Ed Committee Advances SB1 and SB2
During the third special legislative session of the year in Texas, a Senate Committee on Education held hearings on Senate Bill 1 and Senate...
Vouchers Are Not A Relevant Topic To GOP Primary Voters. Abbott Wants to Change...
School choice was one the most visible discussion on education topics in 2023, but to primary voters, it’s not that important. Still, Gov. Greg...
Matt Rinaldi fails Texas children when he votes
Matt Rinaldi says “our children deserve better,” and he’s right. We need Texas policymakers to take responsibility for educating and protecting Texas children, and stop protecting corporate special interests.
Texas House panel advances school finance bill but removes merit pay provision
The Texas House Public Education Committee unanimously signed off on a comprehensive $9 billion school finance and property tax reform bill Tuesday — but...
HISD avoids recapture for the first time in three years
Houston ISD was able to avoid a recapture payment for the first time in three years. Texas’ largest school district was paying about $300...
State Senator Declares Audit and More Teacher Retirement System Transparency
State Sen. John Whitmire (D-Houston) has asked for an audit of the Teacher Retirement System of Texas (TRS) after they received criticism for signing...
