Education
Op-Ed: A school district takeover at any cost
A pair of bills approaching a vote in the Texas House will significantly expand state power over local school districts. ...Horror at Cy-Fair ISD’s reopening plans turns to grim resignation
Cy-Fair Independent School District (CFISD), the third-largest school district in Texas home to more than 114,000 students, is set to ...Confusing instructions leave Texas educators with many questions
With the start of the fall semester underway, school staff members all across Texas and the country are attempting to ...Beyond the classroom: does Texas even have a plan for all school employees?
As schools begin to open around the state of Texas, there has been a raging debate about the safety of ...State officials provide little instruction to school districts during reopenings
As the coronavirus pandemic continues on, the Texas Education Agency is providing conflicting instructions on reopening Texas schools next month, ...School recess requires innovation in lesson planning — and child care
With the threat of COVID-19 still spreading in more areas of the country, most schools have canceled classes at least ...Texas public schools are losing ground under Republican governance
When it comes to public education, the past decade has shown itself to be a lengthy failure in Republican governance. ...State agency says Fort Worth teacher’s derogatory tweets on “illegal students” are protected as free ...
A Fort Worth teacher who was fired over tweets she sent to President Trump won her appeal to the Texas ...2020 Democratic presidential candidates descend on Houston today for public education forum
Houston has become a top stop in the country for Democratic presidential candidates for policy forums, rallies, and fundraising. On ...Texas just tapped culture warriors to re-write its sex ed curriculum
Texas education officials are seeking advice from someone who calls pregnant women “host organisms.” It’s a new low for Texas’ ...In his first Texas campaign stop, union guy Joe Biden talks to teachers at Houston ...
Like scores of other 2020 Democratic presidential hopefuls in recent weeks, former vice president Joe Biden visited Houston on Tuesday. ...More college-educated migrants are coming to Texas
A new study says a higher share of Mexican migrants arriving in Texas have college degrees. The number of college-educated ...
