Southlake Incident Highlights Continued Failure to Address White Supremacy in Texas History Classes
In a shocking audio recording obtained by NBC News, an administrator in the Carroll Independent School District in Southlake advised teachers that if they...
Stop The Presses! Texas A&M President Thinks Print Is Dead
Is print dead ? According to Texas A&M University’s President, it is.
On February 10th, M. Katherine Banks declared war against the university's 129-year-old paper,...
Abbott And O’Rourke Fight Over School Vouchers
Gov. Greg Abbott and Democratic challenger Beto O’Rourke are in a brawl over school vouchers that could be a turning point in the upcoming...
Houston ISD Literacy Rate Drops, Exposing Major Social Problems
The COVID-19 pandemic had a major negative impact on literacy, but even after things have returned to mostly normal, Houston ISD kids are struggling...
Voucher System Could Lead To Costly District Consolidation
It’s a well-established criticism of Governor Greg Abbott’s proposed school voucher system, called an Education Savings Account, that using taxpayer money to send students...
Texas’ Wake-Up Call? Four Cities Ranked Among Nation’s Least Educated
In a recent study conducted by the personal finance website WalletHub, the educational landscape of America's 150 largest metropolitan statistical areas (MSAs) was analyzed,...
Will Your Legislator Stand Firm Against Vouchers?
"To be clear, we're not done yet," Gov. Greg Abbott declared, referring to “school choice” as a crucial topic for the upcoming special session,...
Texas School Districts Poised to Lose More than $300 Million in Special Education Funding
Thanks to a recent federal administrative decision, Texas school districts are poised to lose more than $300 million in special education funding, as first...
House Democratic Caucus Announces School Finance Plan
(Pictured from left to right, back: Celia Israel, Ramon Romero, Julie Johnson; front: Mary Gonzalez, Chris Turner, Gina Hinojosa, Alma Allen)
AUSTIN, TX – The...
Texas Senate Passes School Finance Plan, Remove Sales Tax Swap Provision
AUSTIN, TX - After nearly eight hours of debate and votes on about 70 amendments, the Senate passed House Bill 3, the chief school...
