March 9, 2025

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Texas educators must encourage voting despite AG Paxton’s lawsuits, school group says

MAP: Which school districts have increased teacher pay for the 2024-25 school year?

State Board of Education approves 4 new charter schools in Texas

Mansfield ISD Staff Will Notify Parents if Their Kid Is Transgender

Fort Stockton School board votes no to year-round school

Former Valentine ISD Business Manager Arrested For Allegedly Stealing School Funds

Katy ISD student creates audio-based education games for visually impaired children

TEA investigating Fort Bend ISD over claims related to electioneering, open meetings act violations

STAAR test results help Refugio ISD target areas of need

Cleveland ISD superintendent facing unexpected removal amid board dispute; may cost District $800K

Princeton Study: Private school tuitions rise after state voucher rollout

Private schools raising tuition costs after school voucher bill passes

Princeton study confirms Iowa voucher program led to tuition increases

Alpine ISD receives ‘historic’ $575,000 investment amid state funding shortage

Texas education board members vow to keep PragerU out of public schools after one state official went rogue

Source of La Joya ISD’s public office ban a costly mystery for taxpayers

State Education Board Addresses TX’s Falling Math Scores

Texas State Board of Education representative stepping in amidst lawsuit at Lorena ISD

ISD Accuses Paxton of Playing Politics With Electioneering Suit

Houston ISD parent files complaint against administrator who made ‘scoreboard’ remarks at meeting

Pre-K classes: To enhance or eliminate? Killeen school board members considering changes

Conroe ISD board rejects resolutions, waits for legal decision on Title IX changes

Floresville ISD explores random drug testing

Mansfield ISD discussing pronouns, name changes, bathrooms and outing students to their parents

Christian-based nonprofit threatens to remove Fort Worth ISD trustees over “pornographic” books

Texas doesn’t fund special education enough — and it’s hurting districts’ pockets

Clear Creek ISD to contribute more toward health care premiums as costs increase for staff

Religious Charter School Is Unconstitutional, Oklahoma Supreme Court Rules

Waco ISD takes over its school bus operation

WHEELS ON THE BUS: Comal ISD event highlights impact made by its drivers

SBOE Discusses Clarifying Regulations on School Materials

Texas Democrats Rally Against Far-Right SBOE at Convention

Texas school officials skeptical that curriculum with Christian influences is the lifeline state leaders are promising

Supreme Court Opens a Path to Religious Charter Schools

Many Houston charter schools are violating state transparency laws. Here’s why it’s an issue

Cypress-Fairbanks ISD Board to Debate Increased Control Over Library Content Amidst Policy Change Considerations

Superintendents question automated grading system, giving thousands of students zeros on a portion of STAAR test

Ohio spent nearly $1B on private school vouchers. Who did they benefit?

Texas public schools want to teach Bible stories. Should they?

Fort Worth ISD dips into reserves to cover nearly $17.7M in raises for teachers, staff

Dallas ISD may soon give classes to parents when students misbehave

Grandfalls-Royalty ISD delivers water, donations to Sanderson tornado victims

Lawsuit filed challenging Arkansas school voucher program created by 2023 law

Biden’s Title IX Transgender Guidelines For Public Schools Blocked By Texas Judge

Texas schools face layoffs as budget crisis deepens without state funding

Four Texas House Republicans Censured For Campaigning Against Incumbents

Austin ISD Budget Shortfall Could Put School Closures on the Table

Pecos Barstow Toyah ISD utilizes mental health app for students 4th through 12th grade

Inaccessible private schools or underfunded public schools: Texas’ disabled students have few options with no change in sight

I am an HISD teacher. After a year of disrespect, I am ready to leave.

2024 Texas Democratic Party Convention: Education, women’s rights key to turning Texas blue

ACLU files complaints against Princeton ISD, accusing it of discriminating against LGBTQ groups

Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton sues Denison ISD

Fort Worth ISD No Longer Projects Balanced Budget for 2024–2025 After Vote on Compensation Package

TEA Appoints Conservator To Oversee San Antonio’s Great Hearts Texas Charter Network Amid Compliance Issues

Dark Money Ran Through Texas’s Runoffs and Probably Just Delivered Win for Private School Vouchers

How did Pearland ISD end up with a budget surplus while other school districts are facing deficits?

Bastrop ISD issues trespassing warning after mother claims her girls were bullied

Study links state ESA program to spike in Iowa K-12 private school tuition

Louisiana backs spending more public dollars on private schools, but it won’t just yet

Education savings accounts, school choice, vouchers whatever you call it Abbott says it’s inevitable

Houston area officials call for end of Texas Education Agency’s takeover of Houston ISD

Texas House runoffs bring wave of GOP incumbent defeats, give Abbott votes for school vouchers

School vouchers winning issue in Texas? How GOP primary challengers are using political ads

State Senator calls Gov. Greg Abbott a ‘piece of s***’ for not publicly mentioning Uvalde shooting

Hundreds gather for district-wide protest against HISD outside of city hall

Houston ISD Board approves terminations of principal, teachers

Carroll ISD becomes the first to sue feds for Title IX change

She Campaigned for a Texas School Board Seat as a GOP Hard-Liner. Now She’s Rejecting Her Party’s Extremism

Abbott targets anti-voucher incumbent in Texas House District 33 Republican primary runoff

Inside Texas Politics | Full interview with Dallas ISD Superintendent Dr. Stephanie Elizalde

More Houston ISD parents protest over principals reportedly being forced out

Texas lawmakers call for special session on education funding. Why Gov. Abbott is resisting

Houston ISD superintendent accused of funneling tax dollars out of state

Parents pressure Denton ISD to address bullying at school board meeting

Former Arlington private school administrator arrested for sex with student

Gov. Abbott on Texas public school funding

Governor Greg Abbott on Education Savings Accounts

VERIFY | Did Texas lawmakers vote to kill public education bill like Abbott says?

Democrats call for special session in letter to Gov. Greg Abbott after drastic school budget cuts

Socorro ISD board members Barrera, Castellano arrested, along with Castellano’s wife

Feds investigate another Texas school district for its gender identity mandate

The ‘Remnant Alliance’ Is Coming for a School Board Near You – The Texas Observer

USDA Announces Historic Changes Coming to Texas School Lunches

Southeast Texas Schools Shut Amid Floods, Sam Houston State University Closes Doors

Texas Teacher Evaluation & Support System (T-TESS) Updates for Appraisers and Trainers

Educational Savings Accounts in Texas

Comal ISD eyes new model for special education staffing

Abbott Confident School Choice Will Pass Next Session

Top Abbott Strategist Admits Governor Lied About Darby

Gov. Greg Abbott discusses school voucher push, Texas GOP division

Gov. Greg Abbott ‘certain’ school vouchers will pass

SBOE instructs SBEC to do a better job pursuing a Texas-specific pedagogy test

BlackRock Allegedly Outright Lies to TX Officials

Two Denton school district principals indicted on charges of illegal electioneering

We asked 14 HISD students how school has changed under a year of Mike Miles’ leadership

School voucher proponents spend big to overcome rural resistance

Greg Abbott and Ken Paxton Are Purging the Texas GOP

As Arizona Probes School Choice Fraud, Advocates Dismiss Scheme as ‘Inside Job’

Texas Education Agency Initiates Marlin ISD Board Transition

Texas school districts lose $300 million in federal special education funding

Texas public schools prepare for no increase in funding as voucher stalemate continues

Inaccessible private schools or underfunded public schools: Texas’ disabled students have few options with no change in sight

The Truth about Education Savings Accounts in Florida

Governor Greg Abbott on Education Savings Accounts

Former Plano private school teacher accused of grooming student

Parents spent $700K in school voucher money on beauty supplies, apparel; attempted cash withdrawals

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