Some say the review never should have begun. Others say it fast-tracked obscene books back onto library shelves.
Like most other schooling decisions in Texas, the authority to choose textbooks ultimately comes down to the district or charter.
While parents express concerns about books in school libraries, the association to which many school librarians belong is featuring a drag performer and critical race theorist at its annual conference.
While this adjustment is meant to cushion the blow of lost students, it does not continue the “hold harmless” policy of last year.
Though Texas faces shortages by subject, non-teachers outnumber teachers across the state and Texas ended 2021 with more teachers than ever.
Fort Worth’s superintendent, who has been criticized for low student performance and promoting "woke" ideology in the district, announced his intended retirement.
Much of the money, sent to governors under a federal COVID-19 relief program passed last year, will go to families and students themselves.
More teachers were working under emergency or provisional credentials, but fewer were inexperienced than in previous years.
Unofficial results from Saturday’s runoff election indicate that two conservative-backed candidates won seats, while two incumbents fended off challengers.
Texas public schools had more teachers and administrators and lower attrition in the 2020-2021 year than ever before.
Four challengers prompted runoff elections in the state’s largest school district, although a court ruling could allow the state to appoint a new board in the future.
Judge Lee Yeakel sided with plaintiffs who claimed that banning mask mandates amounted to discrimination against disabled children.
