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 governance team...

Analysis: The “Parental Rights” Argument Is Based On A Lie

It’s hard to argue against more rights for people, and the people who are pushing for the end of the public school system under...

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...

Senate Teacher Pay Bill Passes out of Contentious Committee Hearing

(From left to right: John Whitmire, Jane Nelson, Juan "Chuy" Hinojosa) Monday morning, the Senate Finance Committee unanimously passed an amended committee substitute of Senate...

Teacher raises and all-day pre-K: Here's what's in the Texas Legislature's landmark school finance...

After weeks of tough negotiations, lawmakers have come up with a final deal on how to increase public education funding and cut school district...

Texas school districts grapple with lunch debt

When a child in a public school needs a cafeteria lunch but doesn’t have funds to pay for it, the burden of lunch debt...

With Events Uncertain, High School Seniors Face Disappointments, Alternative Celebrations

Prom? Graduation ceremonies or parties? Reschedule, cancel or reimagine? Uncertainty is in the air when it comes to celebrating the hard work and accomplishments...

TEA Releases Guidelines for 2020-2021 School Year

The Texas Education Agency announced Tuesday its guidelines for students to have a safe return to school — news every parent has been waiting...

A&M to Mass-Produce COVID-19 Vaccine Candidate

Texas A&M University has been picked to lead the mass production of a COVID-19 vaccine candidate made by Novavax, Inc. as part of a...

For Texas Students, What’s Gym Class Like Without the Gym?

While a five-year-old could trace over numbers or letters on a worksheet and hold up their work to present it to their virtual class...
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