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...
School Districts Hire More Mental Health Pros at the Right Time
One in six American children ages 6-17 experiences a mental health disorder each year, according to the National Association on Mental Illness. While mental...
In-School After-School Options Still a Work in Progress
So many parents have relied on after-school programs to cover the window of time between school ending and the workday ending. With school resuming...
ACLU of Texas Asks Hundreds of School Districts to End Discriminatory Rules
The American Civil Liberties Union of Texas is demanding that hundreds of Texas school districts throughout Texas end “unconstitutional and discriminatory” dress and grooming...
USDA Extends Free Lunch Program for Kids As Texas Extends Emergency SNAP Benefits
The U.S. Department of Agriculture has extended the free meals for children program through the end of the year or until funding runs out.
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