For Texas Students, What’s Gym Class Like Without the Gym?
While a five-year-old could trace over numbers or letters on a worksheet and hold up their work to present it to their virtual class...
Texas Parents Opting for At-Home Learning Over the Classroom
Virtual learning has begun for some school districts in Texas, so RA News asked readers in a poll about whether they were sending their...
UT Students, Teachers Want Changes to In-person Classes
In the week leading up to classes resuming at the University of Texas at Austin, students and teachers have been pleading for the University...
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...
Texas House Public Education Committee Seeks Input on Handling of COVID in Schools
The Texas House Public Education Committee has announced it is seeking public input on a variety of issues, including the state’s handling of COVID-19....
Texas Buys Over 1 Million Devices to Bridge Digital Divide for School Kids
The Texas Education Agency, in partnership with local school districts, is buying more than 1 million personal e-learning devices and internet Wi-Fi hot spots...
Texas Schools Will Have to Report COVID-19 Cases. Still No Word on Testing in...
A week after criticism about there not being a plan, the state moves to require all Texas schools to report daily COVID-19 numbers.
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Criticism Swift and Harsh Following Approval of New Charter Schools in Texas
The Texas State Teachers Association and others say it is wrong to be creating new Texas charter schools that will take away state funding...
“We’re Being Treated As Guinea Pigs”: Faculty Members Fear In-Person Return to Texas Universities
The July memo was blunt. Students at Sam Houston State University had been promised “direct contact” with faculty, and even in the grip of...
UT’s Student Newspaper Accused of Mistreating of People of Color
The quest for inclusion and attention to diversity that has swept the nation this summer has made its way to the University of Texas...
