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 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...
Sen. Brandon Creighton: Dan Patrick’s Education Caporegime
State Sen. Brandon Creighton (R-Conroe) may not be a household name in Texas but is one of the chief enablers of Lt. Governor Dan...
“Teach The Truth”: Book-Ban Protest Takes Place At Capitol Rotunda
On Tuesday morning a group of about 50 teachers, schoolchildren and advocates gathered in the Capitol Rotunda to call on the state’s political leaders...
Texas Republicans Plan Tax Cuts for Massive Surplus, Some Education Spending
Texas ended up with a $30 billion budget surplus this year. How that extra money will be spent will be a big topic when...
