Coronavirus Prompts Texas Universities to Extend Spring Break, Move Classes Online
Pat Neff Hall at Baylor University. Photo credit: Shelby Knowles for The Texas Tribune.
More than a dozen Texas universities announced Wednesday and Thursday they would extend...
Texas Responds to Coronavirus With Cancelations, Research, School Cleanings
As coronavirus disease 2019, also known as COVID-19, spreads across the world, it’s important to keep up-to-date on the statuses of events, travel, and...
State Senator Declares Audit and More Teacher Retirement System Transparency
State Sen. John Whitmire (D-Houston) has asked for an audit of the Teacher Retirement System of Texas (TRS) after they received criticism for signing...
New Law May Help Teachers, Students, but Texas Needs Money for It
By Reform Austin Staff
Texas’ teachers are facing stagnating salaries and rising insurance costs and on average, they earn 12 percent less than the national...
Lead May Still Be in Texas Schools’ Drinking Water. Here’s How You Can Help...
By Reform Austin Staff
Texas is still not doing enough to protect its students from lead contamination in school drinking water.
Back in January 2019, House...
IDEA Plans to Grow its Texas Charter Schools as Critics Call for More Spending...
The IDEA charter chain has its eyes set on immense growth, with goals to gain an enrollment of 100,000 students nationwide in the next...
An Outlook for Texas’ Charter School Teacher Pay and Certification
In Texas, the average teacher salary is below the national average, even a $5,000 raise is a huge boost to their overall income. A...
A Look at School Lunch Debt in Texas
In 2017, when State Rep. Helen Giddings (D-Desoto) held up a piece of yellow cheese as an example of lunch given or taken away...
University of Texas' poorest incoming freshmen to receive $20,000, laptops and more starting this...
Beginning next fall, the neediest freshmen at the University of Texas will get a boost of $20,000 in financial aid to cover their long list of college living expenses —
What Texas Charter Schools Could Look Like Following New TEA Standards
As the Texas Education Agency debates new state rules that could fast-track charter school expansion, the role of charter schools in Texas—and the state’s...
