Paxton: Religious Schools Free to Open When They Choose
Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton on Friday issued guidance exempting religious private schools in Texas from any local health orders delaying the start of school due...
Extremist Challengers Fare Poorly Against Pro-Public Education Incumbents
A slate of far-right wing candidates appear to have largely failed in attempts to oust several incumbents in Texas House races in the Republican...
Texas Teacher Shortages Continue As Conditions Stay Unacceptable
Governor Gregg Abbott announced a new task force to address teacher shortages in the state, but as many of the issues driving the shortage...
State-Appointed HISD Super Is Making No One Happy
The state of Texas took over the Houston Independent School District in June, citing management and budget problems. Ever since, new superintendent F. Mike...
Texas Teachers Deserve A Livable Wage
Instead of supporting Texas teachers and their vitally important job, state officials have been removing resources from classrooms and shortchanging educators’ pay. Many teachers today are forced to work multiple jobs, just to earn a living.
Explaining Critical Race Theory
The term “critical race theory” has become both a new boogeyman on the right and a misidentified idea on the left. Even as states...
Beto O’Rourke Celebrates Teacher Appreciation Week by Sharing Education Strategy
Education reforms are a big part of democrat Beto O’Rourke’s 2022 campaign for Governor of the state of Texas. During Teacher Appreciation Week (May...
Houstonians Express Concerns Over HISD’s Plan To Hire Uncertified Teachers
In an effort to address the shortage of teachers ahead of the new school year, Houston ISD has taken a controversial approach that has...
Will STAAR Be Canceled for the 2020-21 School Year?
The spring portion of the 2020 school year went online amid the pandemic, and classes became digital. Some worry that this created a learning...
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.
