Advocates Say TEA Guidelines Are Bad for Texas Teachers
The Texas Education Agency’s new guidelines for students to return to school campuses gives parents options, but some advocates for Texas teachers say that...
TEA Releases Guidelines for 2020-2021 School Year
The Texas Education Agency announced Tuesday its guidelines for students to have a safe return to school — news every parent has been waiting...
Parents Face Hard Decisions About School for Their Kids
Summer is just halfway over, but already parents and teachers are thinking ahead to what the start of the school year will bring. There...
Some Texas Schoolchildren Checked Out of Classwork During the Pandemic
More than 11% of Texas students didn’t complete assignments or respond to their teachers when contacted during the spring semester when schools were closed...
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...
Online, Classroom or Both on Tap at UT for the Fall
The University of Texas System Board of Regents has approved more changes for the system’s eight UT academic institutions to offer in-person, online and...
Texas Teachers Consider Retirement Over Teaching During a Pandemic
Texas teachers can expect to spend some time in classrooms in the upcoming school year, but much about the school year is unclear since...
Texas Teachers Union May Strike Over COVID-19 Precautions
Update August 24th, 2021 by Reform Austin Staff
The president of the Texas branch of the American Federation of Teachers says that going on strike...
Texas Universities are Shelving SAT and ACT Requirements as Coronavirus Scrambles Admissions Process
High school students with dreams of attending college would typically be gearing up to take standardized admissions tests this time of year. But that’s...
Will My Child Be in the Classroom or Learning Virtually in the Fall?
With the first day of school less than 60 days away and COVID-19 surging in Texas, parents are likely starting to wonder what school...
