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Texas Districts Mull School Closures Amid Declining Enrollment, Competition from Charters

Filling the Gap: Internship Pays Texas Teens to Learn Sex Ed

Texas Education Agency Delays Release of Annual School Ratings

New Data: School Shootings Surge to a Record High — Two Years in a Row

Federal Judge Bars Texas from Enforcing Book Rating Law

Texas House Committee Report Outlines Possible Path Forward for School Vouchers

Turning the Tide on Juvenile THC Vaping Arrests in Texas

Restricting College Tenure Could Hurt Economies in Texas and Elsewhere, Many Warn

Survey Says College Freshmen Need Mental, Financial, Academic Support

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How Many Start Teacher Training — & How Many Finish? The Numbers Are Disturbing

Despite Improvements, Texas Students are Still Struggling with Math and Reading

Closing Time: San Antonio Supe Hopes Info Sharing, Help for Parents Can Ease School Shutdowns

Exclusive Data: Fueled by Teacher Shortages, ‘Zoom-in-a-Room’ Makes a Comeback

Open Invitation to Florida and Texas Teachers: Come to Illinois. We Trust You

El Paso Schools Attempt to Deal with Rise in THC Vaping

How an Internship Program Hopes to End ‘Brain Drain’ in Texas’ Permian Basin

Journalism Professor at Center of Texas A&M Hiring Scandal to Receive $1M Deal

Texas Professors on ChatGPT: ‘Strategize, Don’t Demonize’ to Curb Academic Dishonesty

10 Cool & Powerful Ways to Inspire Teens to Self-Start, Learn in the Real World

This Texas School is Training its Own Teachers. The Program Might Become a Model

Rating Books’ Sexual Content: Texas Booksellers Sue State Over New Law

Summer Therapy Sessions Benefit College Students, People With Disabilities

Texas Seeks to Add Armed Guards, Chaplains & Mental Health Training in Schools

With No New Funding From the State, Texas Schools Struggle to Pay Teacher Raises

Parkland Officer’s Acquittal Raises Questions About School Cops’ Duty to Protect

Houston ISD’s State-Appointed Superintendent Will Cut Over 500 Jobs

As Demand For Skilled Workers Rises in Texas, Work-Based Educational Programs See a Resurgence

Educators, Technology Entrepreneurs Search For Solutions at Summit

Visually Impaired High School Senior Aims to Become Teacher for Blind Students

University Credits But No Degree: Colleges Aim to Re-Engage Stopped-Out Students

Texas AG Sues Biden Administration Over Title IX Interpretation

‘We Can’t Stay Where We Are’: The Democrat Behind the Houston Schools Takeover

How Texas’ Plan to Curb School Violence Was Knocked Down by a Pandemic and Little Oversight

Red States Arm Teachers, Fortify Buildings in Another Year of School Shootings

How Rural Republicans Derailed Texas School Voucher Plan

‘OK To Not Be OK’: Therapy on Campus Helps El Paso Students

Texas Poised to Fund Community Colleges Based on Student Outcomes

Texas Bill Would Restrict Sexually Explicit Performances in Front of kids

School Safety Bill in Texas Would Require an Armed Person at Every Campus

After Dobbs Ruling, Texas Lawmakers to Provide More Support For Pregnant Students

Banned Books Exhibit at Texas Libraries Provide Access to Important Literature

A Year Ago, These Uvalde Kids Left School Early. They’re Haunted by What Happened Next

Feds: Book Removal in Ga. School District May Have Caused ‘Hostile Environment’

TX Gov. Plans to Veto Pared-Down School Choice Bill, Warns of Special Sessions

Why Sleep Is Key for Student Learning — and Earning A’s on Those Final Exams

Exclusive: As Post-Pandemic Enrollment Lags, Schools Compete for Fewer Students

The Conservative Scholar Who Convinced GOP Lawmakers Civics Conceals CRT

How Texas Lawmakers Gutted Civics

Proposed Ban on Corporal Punishment in Texas Schools Fails Again

Texas House Votes to Require Panic Buttons and Armed Guards in Every School

‘We Stole 5 Years from Kids’: A Houston Board Member on Looming State Takeover

Gov. Abbott is Turning Up the Pressure on Passing School Choice. Will it Pay Off?

With Deadline Set for Houston, Lessons from Previous State Takeovers

Texas Bill Allowing State Funds for Parents to Pay for Private Ed Goes to Senate

Why Schools Are Training All Teachers to Use Lifesaving Overdose Drugs

How One Nonprofit is Using Sports to Deter Youth from Violence

Ending a Years-Long Standoff, State Officials Announce Houston Schools Takeover

Texas Senate’s Priority Bills on Higher Ed Would End Tenure, Diversity Policies

How Bridges to Science Aims to Close the Diversity Gaps in STEM Education

SXSW EDU Panelists: Address Both Gun Policy and Mental Health for School Safety

Plurality of Texas Voters Say They Support School Voucher-Like Program

Texas Education Agency Would Have New Power to Enforce School Safety Plans Under Senate Bill

Texas Gov. Greg Abbott Promises to be ‘Heavily Involved’ in Push for Education Savings Accounts

Texas Governor: Universities Cannot Use Diversity, Equity or Inclusion in Hiring

Program Helps El Paso Students with Disabilities to Succeed in College

Arizona Parents are Using Public Ed $ for Kayaks, Trampolines & SeaWorld Tickets

ChatGPT: Learning Tool — or Threat? How a Texas College Is Eyeing New AI Program

Incremental Change Didn’t Save Blockbuster. It Won’t Save Education, Either

Seizing on Parents’ Frustration, GOP Govs Push for ‘Education Savings Accounts’

For These Teens, Accessing Sex Education & Contraceptions Is Nearly Impossible

Top Texas Court Green-Lights State Takeover of Houston Schools. Will it Happen?

From Coast to Coast, What’s Going On with State & Local Teacher Union Affiliates

$1M Grant to Help Build a Better Texas Counselor Preparation Program

Overdose: High Schoolers’ Deaths Force Town to Confront Opioid Crisis

Uvalde Hero: Amid the Chaos at Robb Elementary, the Bus Driver Who Saved Lives

West Texas Parents Suing Schools Over Racism, Demand Action Over Antisemitism

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