Students at ISDs scored higher than charters in every subject. Black and Hispanic students scored comparatively higher at charters.
Sessions on race, advocacy, and even social media influence got more time than post-pandemic learning acceleration.
The State Board of Education has never rejected a majority of charter school applicants before. The meeting's narrowest vote was bipartisan.
Parents of FWISD students are raising concerns about time and resources spent on equity policies rather than the basic skills of education like reading and math.
Texas high schoolers rose modestly in English and fell sharply elsewhere. Federal data shows 8th graders struggled even before the pandemic.
All three ESSER packages are now available, together totaling $17 billion in federal dollars for Texas schools alone.
An ongoing legal battle in Houston ISD has prompted the state legislature to approve revisions to the state’s public education A-F accountability system.
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.
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.
