Austin lawmaker proposes hacking Texas Education Agency administration funding. Here's why
An Austin Democratic state House member, with the support of Republican mothers, has filed a bill to slash the administrative ...
Will Texas ban DEI in public schools? Here's what the Senate is proposing, advancing.
The Texas Senate gave initial approval to a bill that would prohibit diversity training and hiring practices in schools and ...
Coppell schools sued over alleged ‘woke,’ illegal ‘CRT’ efforts, Texas AG Paxton says
Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton is suing Coppell ISD, arguing school officials broke state law by teaching students ...
Texas Wants To Ban 'Furry Subculture' From Schools
A Texas Republican wants to ban students from "any non-human" behaviors in a bid to crack down on furry subculture.
Texas may expand a program that rewards high-performing teachers with Teacher Incentive Allotment
The Teacher Incentive Allotment would be expanded in both senate and house bills. Will that help attract and retain teachers ...
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Texas school districts hopeful lawmakers will help plug $1.7 billion gap in special education funding
Proponents say the changes would better serve special education students with widely varying needs — and help schools pay for ...
Texas lawmakers and charter leaders push back on the $870K paid to Valere schools’ superintendent
He said legislators must tighten the Texas Education Agency’s current reporting requirements. The agency mandates districts ...
More than 60 Texas workers laid off in U.S. Department of Education mass layoffs: records
It also shuttered its Dallas office, laying off 27 employees; and terminated equal opportunity specialists in Fort Worth, ...
Texas child advocates: English-learning students left vulnerable in wake of DOE layoffs
The Department of Education cut almost half of its workforce, effectively disbanding its Office of Language Acquisition in the process.
How U.S. Department of Education cuts could impact Houston schools
On Wednesday, mass layoffs in the U.S. Department of Education went into effect, affecting Texas-based employees and ...
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What does the U.S. Department of Education do for Texas students?
The agency provides billions of dollars in grants to states and schools for K-12, higher education and workforce training. It ...
Texas Senate panel advances bill banning DEI in K-12 public schools
A priority bill filed in the Texas Senate seeks to extend the state’s ban on diversity, equity and inclusion initiatives to K ...