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After Texas Voucher Bill Fails, Supporters & Opponents Prepare for Future Fights

Maia Pandey

District Survey: Texas Teachers, Employees Preferring 4-Day Work Schedule

Ramon Bracamontes

Greg Abbott Begins Offensive Against School Voucher Opponents

Patrick Svitek

An Effort To Prep West TX Students to Work in the Oil And Gas Industry is Expanding

Carlos Nogueras Ramos

Texas Community Colleges See Biggest Enrollment Recovery Since the Pandemic

Caroline Wilburn

El Paso School Districts Sue TEA, Halting Release of Accountability Ratings

Claudia Lorena Silva

Recruiter Logs 27,000 Miles Annually to Promote Higher Ed to Rural High Schools

Daniel Perez

These Moms are Counting on Vouchers to Make a “Microschool” for Black Kids

Sneha Dey

Why a Texas School District is Opening a Health Clinic for Students on Medicaid

Ayden Runnels

Facing Enrollment Declines, Texas Catholic Schools Are Top Supporters of Vouchers

Maia Pandey

Texas Proposition Lets Voters Decide Whether to Cut Property Taxes

Joshua Fechter

Texas Voucher Proposal Spurs Mix of Excitement, Wariness for Homeschoolers

Keaton Peters

Texas District’s Push in 8th-Grade Algebra Results in High STAAR Test Scores

Claudia Lorena Silva

Parent’s View: School Choice Could Help Texas Families, Just Like It Helped Mine

Alicia Giordano

Texas Voucher Bill Tries to Avoid Other States’ Mistakes, Keeps Contentious Ideas

Brian Lopez

Abbott to Add Teacher Pay to Special Session if Texas Lawmakers Pass Vouchers

Maia Pandey

Texas Senate Unveils its Priority School Voucher Bill

Brian Lopez

Texas Borrowers Face Hard Financial Choices After Student Loan Pause Ends

Caroline Wilburn

University of Texas El Paso Tapped to Lead Center on Hispanic Student Success

Daniel Perez

Texas Gov. Abbott Says Special Session Will Begin Oct. 9, Likely On School Vouchers

Brian Lopez & William Melhado

Tutoring’s New Game: Better Academic Results Yield Bigger Payoffs for Providers

Linda Jacobson

Houston ISD Superintendent Says He Needs 4-5 Years to Turn the District Around

Brian Lopez

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

Brian Lopez

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

Claudia Silva

Texas Education Agency Delays Release of Annual School Ratings

Brian Lopez

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

Mark Keierleber

Federal Judge Bars Texas from Enforcing Book Rating Law

Alejandro Serrano

Texas House Committee Report Outlines Possible Path Forward for School Vouchers

Brian Lopez

Turning the Tide on Juvenile THC Vaping Arrests in Texas

Claudia Silva

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

Stephen Elliott

Survey Says College Freshmen Need Mental, Financial, Academic Support

Daniel Perez

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

Susan Kemper Patrick

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

Brian Lopez

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

Beth Hawkins

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

Linda Jacobson

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

Tony Sanders

El Paso Schools Attempt to Deal with Rise in THC Vaping

Claudia Silva

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

Carlos Nogueras Ramos

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

Kate McGee

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

Daniel Perez

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

Beth Fertig & Edward Montalvo

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

Brian Lopez

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

Rebecca Schneid

Summer Therapy Sessions Benefit College Students, People With Disabilities

Daniel Perez

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

María Méndez

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

Brian Lopez

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

Mark Keierleber

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

Miranda Dunlap

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

María Méndez

Educators, Technology Entrepreneurs Search For Solutions at Summit

Daniel Perez

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

Claudia Silva

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

Daniel Perez

Texas AG Sues Biden Administration Over Title IX Interpretation

William Melhado

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

Beth Hawkins

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

Stephen Simpson

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

Matt Vasilogambros & Madyson Fitzgerald

How Rural Republicans Derailed Texas School Voucher Plan

Kevin Mahnken

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

Priscilla Totiyapungprasert

Texas Poised to Fund Community Colleges Based on Student Outcomes

Kate McGee

Texas Bill Would Restrict Sexually Explicit Performances in Front of kids

William Melhado

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

Brian Lopez

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

Kate McGee

Banned Books Exhibit at Texas Libraries Provide Access to Important Literature

Christian Betancourt

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

Uriel J. García & Evan L’Roy

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

Linda Jacobson

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

Brian Lopez

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

Daniel Perez

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

Linda Jacobson

The Conservative Scholar Who Convinced GOP Lawmakers Civics Conceals CRT

Asher Lehrer-Small

How Texas Lawmakers Gutted Civics

Asher Lehrer-Small

Proposed Ban on Corporal Punishment in Texas Schools Fails Again

Pooja Salhotra

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

Brian Lopez

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

Beth Hawkins

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

Patrick Svitek

With Deadline Set for Houston, Lessons from Previous State Takeovers

Margo Roen

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

Pooja Salhotra

Why Schools Are Training All Teachers to Use Lifesaving Overdose Drugs

Stephen Simpson

How One Nonprofit is Using Sports to Deter Youth from Violence

Christian Betancourt

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

Beth Hawkins

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

Kate McGee

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

Joshua Bay

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

Stephen Simpson

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

Patrick Svitek

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

Brian Lopez

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

Patrick Svitek

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

Daniel Perez

Program Helps El Paso Students with Disabilities to Succeed in College

Daniel Perez

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

Linda Jacobson

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

Daniel Perez

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

Mike Miles

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

Linda Jacobson

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

Pooja Salhotra & Sneha Dey

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

Beth Hawkins

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

Mike Antonucci

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

Daniel Perez

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

Colleen DeGuzman

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

Bekah McNeel

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

Jayme Lozano

The Texas Story: How Mid-Sized Cities Can Prepare Students for Jobs of the Future

Anne Wicks & William McKenzie

The Texas Story: Will Students in West Texas and East Texas Be Ready for Their Futures?

Anne Wicks & William McKenzie
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