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The Important Lessons We Can Learn from Rural Schools

William McKenzie & Chris Walsh

Five Ways High-Performing Schools Use Data to Help Students Succeed

Rianna Saslow

Jeb Bush: Texas’ Education Savings Account Victory Can Set Nationwide Standard

Jeb Bush

Private School Vouchers Are Now Texas Law. Here’s What to Know.

Jaden Edison

Texas School Voucher Bill: How it Could Impact Schools Nationwide

Nadra Nittle

Texas Teen’s Nonprofit Helps Kids Across the World Gain Networking Skills

Lauren Wagner

In Historic First, Texas House Approves Private School Voucher Program

Jaden Edison & Jasper Scherer

Does Texas Have a Teacher Retention Crisis?

Jacob Carpenter

Second Texas Child Dies from Measles; RFK Jr. Visits

Pooja Salhotra & Jayme Lozano

Texas Outshines California in its Approach to Teaching English Learners

Conor P. Williams

Thousands of Student Civil Rights Cases Left Adrift After Trump Guts Ed Dept

Mark Keierleber

2 Texas Bills Tackle Long-Overdue Special Ed Reforms — & a $1.7B Funding Gap

Beth Hawkins

Texas Bill Would Limit Uncertified Teachers in Schools

Sneha Dey

GOP’s Push for School Choice Sees Pushback from Unlikely Crowd: Homeschoolers

Linda Jacobson

In Texas, a Years-Long ESA Push Nears the Finish Line

Kevin Mahnken

California, Texas and D.C. Are Tops in Teacher Diversity, Report Finds

Lauren Wagner

1st Confirmed Death in Texas Measles Outbreak Is Unvaccinated, School-Aged Child

Amanda Geduld

Program That Gives $100K to Support Young Gifted Math Students Poised to Expand

Jo Napolitano

Which States Have the Fastest-Growing Achievement Gaps in 8th-Grade Math?

Chad Aldeman

Gov. Greg Abbott Wants to Extend Texas’ DEI Ban to K-12 Schools

Jaden Edison

Reading Champion Penny Schwinn Expected to Keep Ed. Dept. Focused on Achievement

Linda Jacobson

Trump’s Deportation Plans Threaten Millions of Families. Who Is Protecting Them?

Marianna McMurdock

Texas School Gives Adults Second Try at High School Diploma

Sneha Dey

Texas Weighs Social Media Bans for Minors as Schools and Police Face Challenges

Stephen Simpson

Career Pathway Initiatives: A Bipartisan Solution for Rural Education?

The 74

Amid Choice Explosion, Report Spotlights the Marginalized Families Left Behind

Linda Jacobson

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

Nurses versus Ascension: Hard-Fought Victories for Better Maternal and Infant Care

K.C. Compton

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

In Texas, A Break for Child Care Providers Via Property Taxes

Rebecca Gale

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
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