Texas Education Agency Delays Release of Annual School Ratings
The delay comes after several school districts sued to stop the agency from releasing school rankings produced under a new rating system. The Texas …
View ArticleFilling the Gap: Internship Pays Texas Teens to Learn Sex Ed
Just over 58% of schools in the state offer abstinence-only sex education classes and about 25% do not offer it at all, according to a …
View ArticleTexas Districts Mull School Closures Amid Declining Enrollment, Competition...
School officials in San Antonio announced earlier this week that they are looking at closing about 20% of their campuses. The San Antonio and Plano …
View ArticleHouston ISD Superintendent Says He Needs 4-5 Years to Turn the District Around
Mike Miles said he should be held accountable and be fired if the district doesn’t improve academically in the next two years. Mike Miles, the …
View ArticleTutoring’s New Game: Better Academic Results Yield Bigger Payoffs for Providers
In linking pay to student progress, participants in ‘outcomes-based’ efforts say accountability must be a ‘two-way street.’ Last fall, Florida’s Duval …
View ArticleTexas Gov. Abbott Says Special Session Will Begin Oct. 9, Likely On School...
The governor has threatened to call for more special sessions if lawmakers fail to pass a 'school choice' proposal. Gov. Greg Abbott has notified the …
View ArticleUniversity of Texas El Paso Tapped to Lead Center on Hispanic Student Success
'This particular grant signals UTEP’s leadership in research on effective practices to serve Hispanic students.' The University of Texas at El Paso …
View ArticleTexas Borrowers Face Hard Financial Choices After Student Loan Pause Ends
For many, the pause meant the difference between saving and making ends meet. As a first-generation college graduate from South Texas, Priscilla Lugo …
View ArticleTexas Senate Unveils its Priority School Voucher Bill
The proposal would give families who exit the state’s public ed system access to $8,000 of taxpayer money each year to pay for private schooling. The …
View ArticleAbbott to Add Teacher Pay to Special Session if Texas Lawmakers Pass Vouchers
Teachers were the only state employees to not receive a raise in the regular session. Just hours after the Texas Senate approved its priority school …
View ArticleTexas Voucher Bill Tries to Avoid Other States’ Mistakes, Keeps Contentious...
Like in Texas, voucher programs in other states sparked vigorous debates, came with the same promises and faced similar concerns. The Texas Senate’s …
View ArticleParent’s View: School Choice Could Help Texas Families, Just Like It Helped Mine
Giordano: When we moved to Florida, education savings accounts enabled my kids with learning challenges to get the schooling they needed. Can school …
View ArticleTexas District’s Push in 8th-Grade Algebra Results in High STAAR Test Scores
By 2022, nearly 100% of Socorro Independent School District's eighth-graders were taking algebra 1, a class most Texas students take in ninth …
View ArticleTexas Voucher Proposal Spurs Mix of Excitement, Wariness for Homeschoolers
Homeschoolers wonder if ESAs will give much-needed financial help or represent an unwanted government involvement in their kids’ educations. By …
View ArticleTexas Proposition Lets Voters Decide Whether to Cut Property Taxes
Prop. 4 could usher in a bevy of property tax changes including using $12.7 billion from a record state budget surplus to lower school district taxes. …
View ArticleFacing Enrollment Declines, Texas Catholic Schools Are Top Supporters of...
The TX Catholic Conference of Bishops has been one of the top supporters, arguing it would increase access to religious education regardless of income …
View ArticleWhy a Texas School District is Opening a Health Clinic for Students on Medicaid
The new clinic met resistance from a vocal group of parents who raised concerns the district was overstepping its authority in caring for …
View ArticleThese Moms are Counting on Vouchers to Make a “Microschool” for Black Kids
The mothers say their public schools weren’t equipped to create a learning space that is safe for Black kids. ROWLETT — Sharby Hunt-Hart stacked a …
View ArticleRecruiter Logs 27,000 Miles Annually to Promote Higher Ed to Rural High Schools
Arlena Lege represents higher education opportunities at El Paso Community College to hundreds of the region’s rural high school students. Arlena Lege …
View ArticleEl Paso School Districts Sue TEA, Halting Release of Accountability Ratings
Some El Paso school leaders believe TEA's plan to change the system was politically motivated. Three El Paso school districts achieved a small victory …
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