Public Education
Texas Education Agency takes over more public school districts(The Center Square) â The Texas Education Agency is continuing to take over failing public school districts. The most recent takeovers include Socorro ISD and Marlin ISD. The TEA appointed… Read More
Legislation
Gov. Abbott advances efforts to combat antisemitism in Texas(The Center Square) â Ahead of the start of Passover on Monday and as antisemitic incidents continue to occur on college campuses and in public schools, Gov. Greg Abbott is… Read More
Legislation
DEI jobs, policies being eliminated at Texas universities to comply with new law(The Center Square) â Diversity, equity and inclusion jobs and policies are being eliminated at Texas higher education universities as administrators begin complying with a new law that went into… Read More
Culture
Apologies for government response to COVID-19 not good enough, witnesses say(The Daily Signal) â America canât move on from what happened during the mass government response to the COVID-19 pandemic. That was the message Tuesday at a House Judiciary Committee subcommittee… Read More
Public Education
Family files federal lawsuit against school district for alleged abuse, ‘torture’ of autistic daughterThe parents of an elementary student with autism have taken legal action against their daughterâs school, claiming she was physically abused by staff members. Christopher Dohse and Kimberly Pittard filed… Read More
Public Education
University of Texas lays off dozens of diversity, equity and inclusion staff to comply with red state crackdown(Daily Caller News Foundation) â The University of Texas at Austin (UT Austin) will lay off dozens of staff with diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) portfolios in compliance with a new… Read More
Courts
Texas school officials indicted for criminal electioneering, face jail time and fine if convictedA husband and wife employed by a local school district have been criminally charged after allegations of illegal electioneering in a recent Texas school election. Lindsay and Jesus Lujan, who… Read More
Public Education
Texas superintendent suspended after trans-identifying student removed from male role in school musicalA Texas school superintendent has been suspended for requiring actors in a school play to be cast according to their birth sex, a policy that was later overturned by the… Read More
Culture
Pro-life groups urge University of Houston to remove pro-abortion statue(Daily Signal) â The University of Houston is facing backlash from pro-life organizations over a pro-abortion statue on campus grounds. The university canceled the exhibitâs official presentation ceremony,… Read More
Public Education
4 Texas House incumbents to face runoffs against pro-school choice candidates(The Center Square) â Four Texas House Republican incumbents face runoff elections in May against pro-school choice candidates. They are among several incumbents facing runoff elections, but four have been… Read More
Public Education
âThey werenât faring as wellâ: Texas university reinstates standardized testing requirement(Daily Caller News Foundation) â The University of Texas (UT) Austin announced Monday it will require applicants to submit standardized test scores to boost student success. UT Austin will require standardized… Read More
Public Education
Prayers turn into anger as investigator clears Uvalde officers of wrongdoing(Daily Caller News Foundation) â Residents of Uvalde, Texas, erupted in anger during a Thursday meeting when an independent investigationâs report acknowledged missteps but cleared local police officers of policy… Read More
Opinion
School choice’s Texas-size victory(The Daily Signal) â Republican primary voters in Texas sent a clear message on Super Tuesday: âWe want school choice!â The Texas House of Representatives last year failed to pass… Read More
Public Education
School choice candidates win big in Texas Republican primary(The Center Square) â Candidates who support school choice won big in Republican primaries Tuesday night in Texas. The majority of Republican primary voters also passed a nonbinding proposition supporting… Read More
Public Education
Texas school board votes to keep challenged books in elementary libraries against parentsâ wishesA Texas school board voted 6-1 to keep two trans-themed picture books in elementary school libraries. The Denton Independent School District Board of Trustees decided to retain Jacobâs New Dress… Read More
Courts
Two more school districts sued for electioneering(The Center Square) â More public-school districts are being sued for allegedly using taxpayer resources to instruct staff to vote against school choice candidates in the Republican primary election regardless… Read More
Public Education
Superintendent at second Texas school district faces electioneering allegations after audio revealedThe superintendent for another Texas school district faces allegations of electioneering in the Republican primary, after a school reform activist released audio of the alleged incident. The Lion previously… Read More
Culture
Hulu rejected Texas churchâs ad twice â until a law firm asked whyÂ(The Daily Signal) â Hulu has reversed its decision to reject an advertisement for a Texas churchâs weeknight service, after spurning it twice as being âreligious indoctrination.â The Fort Worth, Texas-based… Read More
Public Education
Legal group demands DA investigation of alleged Denton ISD election law violationsA public interest law group is demanding a district attorney investigate claims that officials at the Denton (Texas) Independent School District engaged in illegal electioneering. The Liberty Justice Center (LJC)… Read More
Culture, Public Education
Watch: Accuracy in media investigations reveal rot in Texas higher ed(The Daily Signal) â Public universities in Texas are in the sights of the latest undercover investigation by the Accuracy in Media team to reveal schoolsâ flagrant disregard for the law… Read More