Private Schools in Texas Limit Enrollment As They Aim to Reopen Classrooms
While debate about how to safely reopen public schools in Texas raged through the summer, Kim Olstrup was preparing to bring students back to...
Ways to Estimate Your School’s COVID-19 Risk Level
There is a lot of discussion underway right now about school starting and the possible spread of COVID-19 among kids and those they live...
A Negative COVID-19 Test, Quarantine Required for Texas College Kids
College students this fall will have one more thing to add to their back-to-school checklists: in addition to registering for classes, ordering textbooks, and...
UT-Austin Students Create Social Network For Seniors and Younger Adults
It’s easy to feel alone during this time of isolation and social distancing. Loneliness during the pandemic inspired UT-Austin students to create a new...
$400 Million Plan to Help Close the Tech Gap for Texas Schoolchildren
After most students in Texas public schools spent a majority of the spring learning online and navigating the many questions and obstacles that came...
Abbott Weighs In on Schools Reopening
After three days of head scratching by school districts, parents and local governmental leaders, Gov. Greg Abbott has now weighed in on the debate...
What’s Really Happening with Texas School Start Dates Despite Confusing Messages
The last 48 hours have been nothing but confusing when it comes to school start dates and funding. What has remained constant throughout the...
Barbers Hill ISD Upholds Racist Hair Policy
The school board of Barbers Hill ISD voted unanimously last week to uphold a dress code policy that has affected their small Black student...
Paxton Creates Confusion, Contradiction on School Reopenings
In an opinion that differs dramatically from what local authorities were previously told by the state, Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton writes that local...
A&M to Mass-Produce COVID-19 Vaccine Candidate
Texas A&M University has been picked to lead the mass production of a COVID-19 vaccine candidate made by Novavax, Inc. as part of a...
