Texas School Districts Struggle to Hire Substitute Teachers
Across the country substitute teachers are in demand. The lack of substitute teachers that Texas school districts are experiencing, a problem that occurred last...
Could Texas Schools be Shortchanged Due to COVID-19?
With the beginning of the second semester, it remains unclear whether Texas public schools will be fully funded as they were in the fall...
What Lt. Gov. Patrick’s Rule Change May Mean for Texas Education
Prior to the November election, Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick made waves when he suggested if Republicans were to lose their supermajority in the State...
How School Budget Cuts Risk our Future
Texas’ budget writers will start out the new year billions of dollars short.
With the 2021 legislative session set to open on January 12, lawmakers...
At least three Texas Board of Education members test positive for the coronavirus after...
At least three members of the State Board of Education tested positive for COVID-19 after meeting in person for four days in November, according...
Texas School Districts Resuming Virtual and In-Person Learning
Before Thanksgiving some school districts in Texas sent virtual learning materials home, just in case returning to the classroom for in-person learning wouldn’t happen...
Texas Students Are Failing Classes, Can They Catch Up?
Report cards are not looking good from the COVID-virtual classroom, and show that thousands of students are failing at least one subject, skipping assignments,...
68 members of the Texas House call for STAAR exams to be canceled this...
A bipartisan group of 68 Texas House representatives signed a letter calling on the Texas Education Agency to cancel the State of Texas Assessments...
College Kid Returning for Thanksgiving? Try These Safety Tips.
It’s now too late for a 14-day quarantine for thousands of college students returning home for Thanksgiving. How can families still gather for Thanksgiving...
What Are Kids’ Extracurricular Activities Like With COVID-19 Around?
Basketball, band, drama club — what do they look like now?
Extracurricular activities provide social and emotional engagement, growth and special memories, but this year...
