A school district in North Texas adjusted the total of its bond package after the proposal failed in November. Voters will be asked to approve $746 million in bonds on May 1.
The bills share a similar goal: confining the teaching role to engaging students with substantial subject matter.
Six states have passed laws to let athletes profit from endorsements, and twelve other states have taken up the issue this year.
The board president and vice-president were indicted based on text messages related to the cultural competence action plan that has been a source of controversy in the district.
One of several parents suing Katy ISD over student mask policy was ejected from a public board meeting for not following mask and social distancing protocols.
After Governor Greg Abbott gave the order to open the state, the TEA said school boards have the power to vote out their mask mandates.
The diversity officer's duties would range from student counseling to district-wide administration and rule-making.
New legislation would prevent local governments from forcing public charter schools to follow different rules than traditional school districts regarding zoning, permitting, and construction.
The Texas A&M System, home to the state’s most populous university, announced that protocols will remain unchanged and may continue into the 2021-2022 school year.
The TEA guidance assumes mask requirements but says that school boards are allowed to keep or remove them as they wish.
The state's top two education leaders told the legislature that schools from kindergarten to college will probably cling to computer learning.
Other school districts canceled Wednesday instruction, but have not yet made decisions about the rest of the week.
Two faculty members of Christian universities received significant opposition to comments they made on transgender issues. Both see the response as raising deeper concerns about free speech.
Universities charge citizens from other states more than some students "not authorized under federal statute to be present" in the U.S.
On the heels of Biden's orders, the bill would solidify a rule that keeps boys and girls separate in Texas public school sports.
State relief funds and property tax revenue cushioned schools against the economic shock of the pandemic shutdowns.
Richardson ISD taxpayers could be asked to approve a $750 million property tax bond during the May election.
The chief historian of the Texas State Historical Association said racists have used the Alamo as a symbol for white supremacy.
By the time the TEA finalizes the data, this year could mark the first drop in Texas public school enrollment since measurement began.
State lawmakers discussed challenges faced by charter schools and Texas public education as a whole at a pre-session policy event in Austin this week.
