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
Public Education
Report: teachers ran LGBT education program at Dallas school without approval(Daily Caller News Foundation) â An LGBTQ program that partnered Dallas Independent School Districts (ISD) teachers with a local transgender care-providing clinic was never approved by Dallas ISD officials, documents obtained… Read More
Public Education
Texas school officials in hot water after email to district employees on how to vote in GOP primaryIn an email published online by school reform advocate Corey DeAngelis, a Denton (Texas) Independent School District official instructs district employees, possibly illegally, how to vote… Read More
Culture
Texas teacher placed on leave after video and photos of him dressed in womenâs clothing at school go viralA Texas high school teacher has been placed on administrative leave after widely distributed photos and a video revealed his habit of dressing in womenâs clothing at school. In one… Read More
Culture
Anti-school choice Republicans are unpopular with Texas GOP primary voters(Daily Caller News Foundation) â A large majority of Texas Republican primary voters told pollsters theyâd be less likely to vote in Texas GOP primaries for a House member who… Read More
Public Education
TEA takes over another school district after extortion, kickbacks, bribery convictions(The Center Square) â The Texas Education Agency (TEA) has taken over another school district in Texas, this time, La Joya Independent School District in Hidalgo County in the Rio… Read More
Public Education
School council meeting on sex ed disrupted by porn video played on screenAÂ committee meeting to discuss and recommend new sex education curriculum for a Texas school district was interrupted Monday when two online attendees broadcasted porn on the screen. During the meeting… Read More
Culture
Former surgeon, whistleblower on kidsâ trans procedures comes forward after depleting savings to defend himself against the fedsA former surgeon in Texas, who outed a medical center for performing gender reassignment procedures on minors, said he has wiped out his savings in defending himself against the federal… Read More
Public Education
Maps replacing Israel with Palestine reported in two separate public schoolsTwo separate public schools are facing criticism for allowing teachers to display maps in their classrooms that erase Israel, instead labeling the region as part of Palestine. Reports emerged last… Read More
Legislation
School choice, border security among 13 propositions on Texas GOP primary ballot(The Center Square) â Thirteen propositions will be on the 2024 GOP primary ballot in March, the Republican Party of Texas announced Thursday. The propositions address a range of issues,… Read More
Legislation
Texas universities rebrand âdiversityâ programs as statewide ban goes into effect(Daily Caller News Foundation) â Texasâ public universities are scrambling to rebrand their diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) efforts after Republican Texas Gov. Greg Abbott signed a law prohibiting DEI offices. Read More
Public Education
School boards begin voting on new measure to allow chaplains to volunteer in Texas schools(The Center Square) â Texas school boards have already begun to vote on a new measure to allow or prohibit chaplains from volunteering to provide counseling and other services to… Read More
Public Education
40% of Houston schools are failing, with D or F rankings(The Center Square) â Houston Independent School District, the largest public school system in Texas, has a 40% failure rate, with 111 of its schools with D or F ratings,… Read More
Public Education
Texas leader demolishes argument that public schools are underfunded, noting half of state budget goes to educationLt. Gov. Dan Patrick this week revealed how much of Texasâs budget goes to education, dispelling the myth that public schools are underfunded. âWe spend one out of every $2… Read More
Legislation
Texas Senate passes school safety expansion(The Center Square) â Ahead of the fourth special legislative session ending Dec. 7, the Texas Senate unanimously passed a school safety bill on Friday as conflict between the heads… Read More
Public Education
âWe had no idea.â Convicted prostitute removed from Texas school districtâs sex ed councilA convicted prostitute has been removed from a Texas school districtâs sex education advisory council, raising questions about accountability and oversight. As a local parent, Ashley Ketcherside served on the… Read More
Culture
Couple wins Simon-DeVos prize for innovation in education(The Daily Signal) â A 2009 encounter with a public school teacher dramatically changed the course of Laura and Jeff Sandeferâs livesâand the lives of thousands of students. That year,… Read More
Courts
Local government violates the Constitution by charging taxes disguised as fees, church claims in new lawsuit(The Daily Signal) â A Texas church is suing the local government, claiming that âillegal excessiveâ fees to install a water tap violate the U.S. Constitution and the stateâs religious … Read More
Public Education
Texas school districts fight accountability measure implemented by the Texas Education AgencyThe Texas Education Agency (TEA) has appealed a courtâs decision to block its release of its new school accountability ratings for the last school year after school districts sued. The… Read More
Legislation
Texas Senate passes four priority bills, including school choice(The Center Square) â Within two days of Gov. Greg Abbott calling a fourth special legislative session, the Texas Senate passed four bills, advancing all of his legislative priorities late… Read More