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Texas schools have leaned on uncertified teachers to fill vacancies. Lawmakers want to put a stop to it.
Underprepared teachers have been tied to student learning losses. But amid a teacher shortage crisis, school leaders fear the ...
More than 60 Texas workers laid off in U.S. Department of Education mass layoffs: records
The mass layoffs, which halved the U.S. Education Department's workforce, resulted in dozens of Texas-based employees to lose ...
Opponents to school choice in Texas focus on potential long-term costs to taxpayers
Gov. Greg Abbott, who has led the charge for the education savings accounts, says school choice will pass in the House this ...
Texas lawmakers and charter leaders push back on the $870K paid to Valere schools’ superintendent
The rebuke from lawmakers and charter school leaders came after an investigation from ProPublica and The Texas Tribune ...
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 ...
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University of North Texas and Rice University under federal investigation for “race-exclusionary practices”
The Texas universities are among dozens accused of violating the law by partnering with a group that had sought to increase ...
Texas educators say proposed increases for school funding, teacher pay are inadequate
House Bill 2 is a top priority for the Texas House. Lawmakers expect the school funding bill to receive committee approval ...
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Arrest affidavit for Belton ISD teacher accused of sexual assault of a child released
BELL COUNTY, Texas — Bell County has released the affidavit that led to the arrest of former Belton ISD teacher Logan Michael Demeny, who was accused of sexually assaulting a student. According to the ...
North Texas mom says 2 Millsap ISD teachers abused her son who has autism and is nonverbal
A Millsap Independent School District parent says her son, who has autism and is nonverbal, recently experienced “physical, mental and verbal” abuse by two teachers at Millsap Elementary School.
Here's how the Texas House public education funding package could invest $8B in schools
Lawmakers debated the kinds of funding that is most useful for public schools in a marathon House Committee on Public ...