IDEA Schools Gets Green Light to Expand; Teacher Groups Object
IDEA Public Schools has been granted approval from the Texas Education Agency to add 12 campuses and the green light for an increased enrollment...
Teachers’ Unions Give TEA’s New Virtual Learning Option Mixed Reviews
The Texas Education Agency has issued new guidelines that allow school districts in areas with spiking COVID-19 cases to request a waiver to continue...
Faculty group urges Abbott to require universities to publicly report COVID-19 cases
The Texas Faculty Association is urging Gov. Greg Abbott to use his emergency powers to order Texas colleges and universities to publicly report the...
Hartzell Named New UT President
By unanimous vote, the University of Texas System Board of Regents has named Jay Hartzell as the next president of UT-Austin, effective immediately. Hartzell...
A&M Launches Statewide Homework Hotline for pre-k-12 Students
Texas school children in need of homework help during the pandemic can now tap into the Aggie Homework Helpline.
The service is a big help...
State Launches Webpage to Track COVID-19 in Texas Public Schools
The Texas Education Agency and the Texas Department of State Health Services has unveiled a new webpage for tracking the spread of COVID-19 in...
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...
