First House Public Education Committee Hearing Recap

(Pictured: Mike Morath) AUSTIN, TX - The Texas House of Representatives Public Education Committee held the first hearing of the 86th Regular Session on Wednesday,...

Texas Senate Rushes to Advance School Finance Bill, Passes it Out of Committee

The Senate Education Committee held a hastily arranged hearing Wednesday morning to vote out comprehensive school finance reform legislation — accelerating the bill's journey...

South San ISD is a mess that the state needs to fix

South San Antonio ISD is in turmoil. The district’s students are protesting for mental health services. The superintendent resigned weeks into the school year....

Coronavirus Stimulus Deal Includes Student Loan Relief

The newly signed Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act, otherwise known as the CARES Act, includes relief for college students who have federally...

State Lawmakers Call for More COVID-19 Funds for Texas Schools

Sixty-four members of the Texas House of Representatives have signed a letter calling on Texas Education Commissioner Mike Morath to increase the state’s COVID-19...

COVID-19 has Teachers, Others Contemplate Writing Wills

The pandemic may have many people thinking about mortality — especially essential workers such as teachers. One way of coping with COVID-19-related anxieties is...

Abbott Wants Teacher Fired Over Cartoon Comparing Police to KKK

Gov. Greg Abbott wants a Wylie Independent School District teacher fired over a cartoon that compared police officers to slave owners and Ku Klux...
State offers rapid testing

State Launches COVID-19 Rapid Testing in Some Texas Schools

Eight Texas school districts have been selected as the first in the state to participate in a COVID-19 rapid testing pilot project. The participating school...

Burrows Blinks, Vouchers Removed From HB 3

After news came out that Chairman Dustin Burrows buried language that would allow school vouchers in the omnibus pandemic relief bill HB 3, the state representative...

Politics ‘Get In The Way’ Of 4 HISD Board Members As They Face Runoff...

Early voting began on Monday, where voters will decide four of five Houston ISD trustees that have been pushed into runoffs.A month ago in...
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