Paxton: Religious Schools Free to Open When They Choose
Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton on Friday issued guidance exempting religious private schools in Texas from any local health orders delaying the start of school due...
TEA Reverses Course, Allows Up to 8 Weeks of Online Instruction in the Fall
The Texas Education Agency has revised its earlier guidance and is now allowing school districts to delay the return to face-to-face instruction for up...
College: Interest in Nursing Profession Going Strong Despite COVID-19
The pandemic has slowed down many facets of our lives, but one thing that remains untouched is the number of nursing program applicants to...
Texas Teachers Weigh Risks of Working or Resigning
This will be a different school year for teachers. Many teachers are deciding whether to resign or teach as the pandemic continues.
In Houston, the...
Houston ISD Delays School Year, Will Start Online
Houston Independent School District’s reopening is delayed for two weeks to Sept. 8 and classes will be online only at that time, Interim Superintendent...
Texas Schools Expected to get Extension on Start of In-Person Classes
In a TV interview Tuesday, Gov. Greg Abbott indicated Texas school districts will be allowed to push back the start of face-to-face instruction. The...
Some Texas Districts Will Start School Year Online; Some Are Undecided
The first day of school is a little over a month away. Texas schools are making decisions about reopening — decisions that have never...
University of Houston Develops Air Filter That Kills Coronavirus Instantly
With case counts heading higher and higher and the economy faltering, most Texans are probably wishing there was a way to just kill COVID-19....
Two Nurse Associations, Austin Lawmaker Call for Nurses in Texas Schools
The Texas Nurses Association, the Texas School Nurses Organization and state Rep. Donna Howard (D-Austin) reminded Texas school districts of the importance of school...
More Inclusion, Support for UT Black Students, But “Eyes of Texas” Stays
The “Eyes of Texas” will remain the school song, but numerous other changes are being made at the University of Texas in an effort...
