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In Close Vote, Texas Approves Reading Program Laden With Bible Lessons

Linda Jacobson

Mike Huckabee’s ‘Faith-Based’ Media Company Contributed to New Texas Curriculum

Linda Jacobson

Republicans Maintain Majority on the Texas State Board of Education

Jaden Edison

‘We’re Here for You’: Election-Fueled Calls to LGBTQ Teen Suicide Hotlines Spike

Beth Hawkins

Houston ISD Voters Reject Bond, Delivering Rebuke of State-Appointed Leadership

Asher Lehrer-Small

GOP Victories in Texas House Give Abbott a Path to Universal ESA

Greg Toppo

Texas Slashing $607M in Medicaid Funding from Program for Kids with Disabilities

Jaden Edison

Amid GOP Calls for Bible in Public Schools, Some Religious Voters are Tuning Out

Linda Jacobson

Mental Health Support for Toddlers has Lagged in Texas. That’s Now Changing

Stephen Simpson

Nearly Half of Texas High School Students Who Earn College Credits Are Hispanic

Sneha Dey

GOP Groups Funnel Millions to Defeat ESA Critics. Their Target: Republicans

Greg Toppo

After 10 Years of Reshaping El Paso Education, CREEED Lands $10 Million Grant to Continue Work

Robert Moore

Video: New Data Shows Book Bans Sweeping the US

The 74

In Houston, a Wholesale Transformation Delivers Better Education for Students

Mike Miles

Suit to Stop Texas School Ratings’ Release Divides Districts

Sneha Dey

The Case for Texas’s New Curriculum — Why Bible Stories Matter for Literacy

Robert Pondiscio

Dozens of Texas School Districts Press State to Suspend New Student Data Reporting System

Jaden Edison

Texas Schools Say Update to Student Data Reporting System Could Hurt Funding

Jaden Edison

Texas Jews Say State’s New Bible-Influenced Curriculum Is ‘Wildly Problematic’

Linda Jacobson

Schools Police Chief Arredondo Presses to Drop Uvalde Charges

Pooja Salhotra

Texas Schools are Hiring More Teachers Without Traditional Training

Jaden Edison & Elijah Nicholson-Messmer

Texas’ Youngest Students are Struggling with Their Learning, Educators Say

Asad Jung

A South Texas District Received a Request to Remove 676 Books From its Libraries

Berenice Garcia

Why One Texas School District Is Enrolling All Eighth Graders In Algebra

Claudia Lorena Silva

Texas Educators Blame Test for English Learners’ Low Test Scores

Keaton Peters

Who Wrote Texas’s Million Dollar, Bible-Infused Curriculum? The State Won’t Say

Linda Jacobson

Most Texas Adults Support School Vouchers, New Survey Finds

Asad Jung

Houston Students Aren’t Staying in the Classroom Post-Pandemic

Miranda Dunlap

‘I Needed Help’: Students Spill the Truth About College Experiences

Joshua Bay

Texas Democrats to Target GOP’s Record on Education this November

Jasper Scherer

Judge Blocks Biden Administration’s Title IX Changes

Juan Salinas III

Education in Crisis: Q&A with Texas School Finance Experts

Claudia Silva

Texas High School Students’ Math Scores Are Still Lagging, STAAR Results Show

Annie Xia

Florida Considers Chaplains in Schools While Other Red States Reject the Move

Jackie Llanos

New Curriculum Sparks Texas-Sized Controversy Over Christianity in the Classroom

Linda Jacobson

Austin Finally Bans Windowless Rooms For College Students

Juan Miró

Anti-ESA Republicans Fall in Texas Primaries, Setting Stage for School Choice Expansion

Kevin Mahnken

Exclusive: Texas Seeks to Inject Bible Stories into Elementary School Reading

Linda Jacobson

Uvalde Shooting Victims’ Families Sue Texas DPS Officers

Berenice Garcia

Final Showdown Over ESAs in Texas as Abbott Looks to Oust Conservative Opponents

Kevin Mahnken

EPISD Plans School Closures, Consolidations Amid Sharply Declining Enrollment

Claudia Silva

Cy-Fair ISD Plans To Cut Its Librarian Staff While Addressing Tight Budget

Miranda Dunlap

Teacher Prep Programs See ‘Encouraging’ Growth, New Federal Data Reveal

Marianna McMurdock

Still Need FAFSA? Educators Plan More Events to Help Students

Daniel Perez

Texas College Program Engages Young Voters, Offers Election Poll Work Experience

Daniel Perez

Denying Education to Immigrant Children is Morally Wrong — and Practically Dumb

Conor P. Williams & Alejandra Vázquez Baur

Texas Will Use Computers to Grade Written Answers on This Year’s STAAR Tests

Keaton Peters

Game-Changing Automatic Enrollment Policies Win Our March Math-ness Bracket

Jim Cowen

Dozens of Houston ISD Schools Will Be Required to Make 12% Budget Cuts Next Year

Asher Lehrer-Small

Chronic Absenteeism Rises in Texas Schools Post-Pandemic

Claudia Lorena Silva

Leadership Is Key, Autonomy Matters: Lessons in Why Tutoring Programs Work

Liz Cohen

Gov. Greg Abbott Says Texas is Two House Votes Away from Passing School Vouchers

Renzo Downey

How Texas is Preparing Higher Education for AI

Kate McGee

University of Texas at El Paso To Use Faculty Survey Results For AI Strategy

Daniel Perez

Texas Places State Largest Charter School Network Under Conservatorship

Ikram Mohamed

El Paso Community College to Launch Welding Courses for La Tuna Inmates

Daniel Perez

Texas Schools Rethink Teacher Training to Embrace the ‘Science of Reading’

Edna Cruz & Alaura Mack

Texas Passes on $450 Million Summer Lunch Program for Low-Income Families

Nina Banks

Groups Ask Higher Ed to Postpone Enrollment Deadlines Due to FAFSA Delays

Daniel Perez

Artificial Intelligence & Schools: Innovators, Teachers Talk AI’s Impact at SXSW

Greg Toppo

Texas Children Still Struggle in Math Post-Pandemic, Schools Try New Approaches

Brian Lopez

At 93, Joy Hakim is Still in the Fight for Better Children’s Textbooks

Greg Toppo

Under Pilot Program in Texas & Florida, Tutoring Fees Depend on Student Progress

Liz Cohen

What One Teen’s Story Tells Us About Homelessness in Rural Texas

Jess Huff

Many Texas Community College Students Who Transfer Don’t Graduate, Study Says

Sneha Dey

5 Ways El Paso Parents Can Support Their Children’s Mental Health

Priscilla Totiyapungprasert

Texas School Safety Law Addresses DOJ Advice, Funding Fixes Still an Issue

Brian Lopez

Appeals Court Blocks Texas From Enforcing Book Rating Law

William Melhado

Uvalde School Shooting Response Was a Failure, Says DOJ

Lomi Kriel, Alejandro Serrano & Lexi Churchill

Texas’ School Ratings Delayed by Court Battle Between State and School Districts

Brian Lopez

Grieving Houston Students’ Well-Being at Stake as COVID-19 Funds Fade

Asher Lehrer-Small

Grassroots College Networks Distribute Emergency Contraceptives on Campus

Michelle Andrews

New Family College to Benefit Two Generations of Texas Students

Daniel Perez

These Rural Texans Opted Out of a Degree. This Community College Wants Them Back

Sneha Dey

The Best Way to Teach Reading Is Proven — What Mississippi, Colorado Get Right

Anne Wicks & William McKenzie

Elon Musk Plans to Open a New University in Austin

Kate McGee

Texas Superintendents Say Lack of School Safety Funding May Lead to Budget Cuts

Maia Pandey

What Texas’ Tumultuous History with Literacy Means for Its Children’s Future

Anne Wicks & William McKenzie

Texas Schools Reimagine Education Through Collaborative Program

Claudia Lorena Silva

After Texas Voucher Bill Fails, Supporters & Opponents Prepare for Future Fights

Maia Pandey

District Survey: Texas Teachers, Employees Preferring 4-Day Work Schedule

Ramon Bracamontes

Greg Abbott Begins Offensive Against School Voucher Opponents

Patrick Svitek

An Effort To Prep West TX Students to Work in the Oil And Gas Industry is Expanding

Carlos Nogueras Ramos

Texas Community Colleges See Biggest Enrollment Recovery Since the Pandemic

Caroline Wilburn

El Paso School Districts Sue TEA, Halting Release of Accountability Ratings

Claudia Lorena Silva

Recruiter Logs 27,000 Miles Annually to Promote Higher Ed to Rural High Schools

Daniel Perez

These Moms are Counting on Vouchers to Make a “Microschool” for Black Kids

Sneha Dey

Why a Texas School District is Opening a Health Clinic for Students on Medicaid

Ayden Runnels

Facing Enrollment Declines, Texas Catholic Schools Are Top Supporters of Vouchers

Maia Pandey

Texas Proposition Lets Voters Decide Whether to Cut Property Taxes

Joshua Fechter

Texas Voucher Proposal Spurs Mix of Excitement, Wariness for Homeschoolers

Keaton Peters

Texas District’s Push in 8th-Grade Algebra Results in High STAAR Test Scores

Claudia Lorena Silva

Parent’s View: School Choice Could Help Texas Families, Just Like It Helped Mine

Alicia Giordano

Texas Voucher Bill Tries to Avoid Other States’ Mistakes, Keeps Contentious Ideas

Brian Lopez

Abbott to Add Teacher Pay to Special Session if Texas Lawmakers Pass Vouchers

Maia Pandey

Texas Senate Unveils its Priority School Voucher Bill

Brian Lopez

Texas Borrowers Face Hard Financial Choices After Student Loan Pause Ends

Caroline Wilburn

University of Texas El Paso Tapped to Lead Center on Hispanic Student Success

Daniel Perez

Texas Gov. Abbott Says Special Session Will Begin Oct. 9, Likely On School Vouchers

Brian Lopez & William Melhado

Tutoring’s New Game: Better Academic Results Yield Bigger Payoffs for Providers

Linda Jacobson
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