Tradition Collides With Calls to Uproot Racism at Texas A&M
All colleges have their own traditions, but few adhere to them quite as strongly as Texas A&M. Amid the recent social justice movement regarding...
Balancing Higher Health Risks and Spotty Internet, Reopening College in The Rio Grande Valley...
Isolated without Wi-Fi in the rural Hidalgo County home he shares with his dad, Ruben Homar Martinez is determined to graduate from college this...
Opinion: Abbott Needs to Lead on Issue of Standardized Tests for Texas Schoolchildren
Ordinarily, when I write a column, I write to what my ego would hope to be thousands of readers. Today, however, I write to...
Texas Teachers Reports Hundreds of COVID-19 Safety Violations, File First Grievance
During the two weeks since many Texas school districts resumed in-person instruction, members of the Texas State Teachers Association have reported hundreds of violations...
Some Texas Teachers Are Starting the Year With Huge Salary Hikes
Some of Texas’ best educators will see a hike in their pay this fall. The Teacher Incentive Allotment approved during the last legislative session...
Texas Education Board OKs New Sex Ed Plan for Middle School, Leaves out LGBTQ...
The Texas State Board of Education has voted to teach middle school age students about birth control, sexually transmitted diseases and pregnancy but has...
State Board of Education OKs 5 New Charter Schools, Says No to 3
The Texas Board of Education has approved the creation of five new charter schools in Texas but rejected three others. In August, Texas Education...
Texas Teachers Union Launches Its Own COVID-19 Tracking Site
With information still not available from the state, the Texas American Federation of Teachers has taken matters into its own hands and launched a...
Many Texas Students Begin School Year With Technical Difficulties
Although most were going to still be studying at home, the school bell rang bright and early for thousands of Texas children this morning....
Enrollment Open for Texas Tuition Promise Fund
Open enrollment in the Texas Tuition Promise Fund, the state's prepaid college tuition program, is open from Sept. 1 through Feb. 28, 2021. The...
