Education

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February 15, 2024

Essay questions for STAAR tests to be graded by computers in Texas

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February 12, 2024

Feds asked to overhaul school discipline at North Texas school district after students jailed

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February 12, 2024

Texas State University is swearing in two new officers: horses Duke and Lyndon

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February 8, 2024

What to expect when filling out the new FAFSA form

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February 1, 2024

Homeless Office cuts, Wraparound Services shift – what is Houston ISD doing for unhoused families?

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February 1, 2024

‘Someone who looks like them’: Dallas ISD program is getting more Black, Latino men into classrooms

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January 31, 2024

West Texas A&M turned to leading conservatives to build out institute for ‘Panhandle values’

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January 29, 2024

An inside look at the state’s takeover of Houston schools – and what’s next

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January 26, 2024

How do you turn around a failing school? Manor Middle does it with higher pay and student leadership

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January 24, 2024

How a language program from North Texas is helping Ukrainian refugees halfway around the world

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January 23, 2024

Texas public schools are seeing ‘plateauing’ and a ‘decrease’ in some areas, according to new report

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January 18, 2024

Texas law restricting library books blocked by appeals court

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January 17, 2024

Community college funding in Texas shifting to focus on student outcomes

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January 11, 2024

Texas school districts lose $300 million in federal special education funding

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January 10, 2024

Reading is the reward: Bastrop ISD sees benefits after installing book vending machines in schools

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December 22, 2023

On its 50th anniversary, the Houston teachers’ union is growing — and fighting back against Mike Miles’ reforms

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December 21, 2023

Gay-straight alliances persist at Texas public schools

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December 20, 2023

Israel-Hamas war is testing the limits of free speech at some North Texas colleges

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December 19, 2023

A Pflugerville teacher is using a grant to make the arts more accessible to her students

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December 14, 2023

Students and admin say SAC president violated free speech rights over Palestine event

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December 12, 2023

Who doesn’t get abuse training in Texas schools? Sometimes, it’s kids needing protection the most

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December 11, 2023

Urban school districts in Texas struggle to make ends meet despite record property wealth

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December 8, 2023

Houston ISD students have mixed feelings about Mike Miles’ reform program

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December 6, 2023

Pflugerville student will head to the National Spanish Spelling Bee after a local win

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November 30, 2023

Texas teachers are struggling financially. The school voucher war killed a salary raise.

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November 17, 2023

GOP-led Texas House votes to remove school voucher provision of education omnibus bill

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November 16, 2023

The Texas House will vote on school vouchers Friday. Here’s what to expect.

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November 16, 2023

Houston ISD sets new student achievement goals as board struggles to gain public trust

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November 16, 2023

Texas education board debates how climate change will be discussed in new textbooks

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November 15, 2023

After Supreme Court affirmative action ruling, is Texas’ admissions system a path forward?

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November 14, 2023

San Antonio ISD trustees approve recommendation to close 15 schools

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November 14, 2023

Stacked HISD committee considers ‘innovation’ status to allow longer school year, uncertified teachers

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November 13, 2023

Voucher-like bill passes committee in the House during fourth special session

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November 10, 2023

How Texas lowering requirements to become a teacher in the 2000s impacted the profession

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November 10, 2023

Texas Senate passes legislation to create school voucher-like program — again

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November 9, 2023

San Antonio ISD’s East Side bears the brunt of the school closure recommendations

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November 2, 2023

School vouchers likely dead in the current Texas special session, House education chairman says

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October 30, 2023

‘This bill is dead’: School vouchers face a roadblock in the House with days left in the session

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October 27, 2023

Rural schools near Austin say they feel left behind as governor pushes for vouchers

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October 20, 2023

Why Texas school funding still isn’t fair

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October 17, 2023

A 50-year-old court case still shapes Texas school funding today

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October 16, 2023

Public school teachers in Texas are protesting vouchers. They’ve enlisted plumbers to help.

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October 13, 2023

Special ed advocates are furious over Gov. Greg Abbott’s school voucher push after lawmakers failed to fix funding model

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October 12, 2023

Texas school districts want a Travis County judge to block changes to how the state grades them

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October 11, 2023

Republicans are pushing for school choice. Their arguments are a throwback to the ’90s.

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October 11, 2023

In Texas, rural Republicans hold the line against school vouchers

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October 9, 2023

The ABCs of education policy lingo

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October 9, 2023

As lawmakers consider education savings accounts, how does school funding in Texas work right now?

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October 5, 2023

Exclusive: Houston ISD struggles with special education services after cutting workers

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September 29, 2023

Why more diverse populations are choosing to homeschool their kids at higher rates

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September 28, 2023

Austin ISD agrees to Texas’ alternative plan to monitor its special education department

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Lalena Fisher wears a yellow dress and smiles for the camera holding her large, square children's book.
September 26, 2023

This Texas children’s book author is making math fun with infographics

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September 25, 2023

Here are five tips for borrowers before student loan payments resume in October

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September 25, 2023

San Antonio ISD, critics have differing visions of equity for 19 school closures

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September 25, 2023

‘I don’t want to go back to the struggle’: Austin child care providers brace for end of COVID aid

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September 21, 2023

North Texas’ Carroll ISD, Keller ISD among the school districts fighting recapture

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September 21, 2023

Teacher turnover is a controversial part of Houston ISD reforms. It’s a feature, not a side effect

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September 20, 2023

San Antonio ISD school board set to vote on closure of 19 campuses

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September 20, 2023

Texas youth say book bans violate their rights and take away ‘the joy of reading’

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September 20, 2023

For one Dallas school, addressing kids’ mental health needs starts in the classroom

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September 19, 2023

Houston ISD tells teachers to commit to New Education System or switch campuses

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September 19, 2023

College dorms in Central Texas are overcrowded. Schools and students are getting creative.

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September 19, 2023

North East ISD trustees consider allowing chaplains to provide mental health services in schools

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A man wearing a suit and tie holds up a microphone as he speaks. This is Austin ISD interim superintendent Matias Segura.
September 11, 2023

Austin ISD may still face conservatorship under the state’s alternative special ed plan

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September 7, 2023

Some Houston ISD students feel drained after first days of class, but not necessarily in a bad way

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September 6, 2023

Texas public school districts make the move to a four-day school week

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September 4, 2023

A new state law requires schools to have armed guards. But many are having a hard time hiring officers.

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August 25, 2023

Teachers have mixed feelings about Houston ISD reforms under Mike Miles

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August 21, 2023

Fort Worth schools close campus libraries for two weeks, remove over 100 titles from shelves

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A photo of a teacher standing in front of rows of desks with children looking towards them. A large monitor reads "welcome to class."
August 18, 2023

Typewriter Rodeo: A New Teacher’s First Week at School

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August 16, 2023

As STAAR results come out, district leaders worry about new state accountability metrics

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August 11, 2023

First rule of marching band practice at Buda high school: Try to stay cool

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August 10, 2023

Houston ISD parents, students fear Mike Miles’ reforms will tear the community fabric of their schools

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August 9, 2023

Austin ISD is making progress on school safety projects included in 2022 bond

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August 2, 2023

Houston superintendent sparks outrage with plan to close school libraries on some campuses

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July 31, 2023

What is Biden’s new income-driven student loan repayment plan?

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July 27, 2023

‘Unconstitutionally vague’: A group of booksellers is taking Texas to court over HB 900

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July 27, 2023

Austin ISD considers adding 70 police officers to comply with new Texas school safety law

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July 26, 2023

Texas A&M suspended professor accused of criticizing Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick in lecture

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July 25, 2023

More Austin ISD students will eat breakfast for free after Texas ups funding for school meals

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July 24, 2023

Brazosport ISD is training its own teachers. The program might become a model for other Texas schools.

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July 21, 2023

Texas A&M President Katherine Banks resigns amid fallout from failed hiring of journalism professor

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July 17, 2023

Supreme Court’s student loan ruling raises questions about future of standing doctrine

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July 12, 2023

Make it work: New center at Austin Community College introduces students to in-demand careers

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July 3, 2023

UT-Austin only Texas public university affected by Supreme Court’s ending use of race in admissions

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June 30, 2023

Millions of Texans still on the hook for student loans after Supreme Court strikes down Biden’s plan

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June 30, 2023

Kids are probably better at math than they think. A new Texas law could help them realize it.

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June 29, 2023

Bill allowing schools to hire chaplains stirs controversy, pushback

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June 29, 2023

Supreme Court strikes down affirmative action in cases against Harvard and UNC

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June 28, 2023

As Texas passes law requiring armed officers at schools, Eanes ISD to form its own police force

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June 23, 2023

War disrupted their education. Now in San Antonio, Afghan children have a chance to learn

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June 20, 2023

Sexuality and Gender Alliance student clubs blossom in Katy schools as anti-LGBTQ+ attacks ramp up across the state

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June 14, 2023

Abbott signs law banning ‘sexually explicit’ books from schools, requiring new rating system

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June 13, 2023

The result of the government removing grad school borrowing caps: ‘Prices went up at programs’

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June 8, 2023

29 Houston schools will look different next school year — cameras in classrooms, no librarians, higher pay for teachers

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June 7, 2023

Texas Legislature disinvests in public schools, passing the buck to local taxpayers

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June 6, 2023

For higher education in Texas, this year’s session was a mixed bag of interference and investment

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May 31, 2023

TEA takes over Houston schools this week. The district has to do these three things to regain local control

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May 30, 2023

Special ed funding, school book bans and more: How education issues fared in the Legislature

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May 24, 2023

One year after the Uvalde shooting, Sen. Roland Gutierrez is still pushing for gun reform

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