State of Texas: All-night hearing draws hundreds to weigh in on education savings accounts
With more than 20 hours of discussion, the Texas House Committee on Public Education adjourned around 6:30 a.m. Wednesday.
Texas House bill aims to lock up cell phones during the school day
State Rep. Ellen Troxclair cited mental health issues related to social media as her motivation for filing the bill.
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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 ...
USDA cuts funding to Texas food banks for buying from local farms and ranches
Texas farmers are taking yet another hit from President Donald Trump’s administration during the early weeks of his second ...
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 ...
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23% of HISD budget is federal funding. Here's how Department of Education cuts could impact it
ABC13 spoke to an expert to learn more about how department cuts might impact Houston-area students who rely on federal assistance.
‘No viable path forward' for Keller ISD to pursue split, board president says
Keller ISD officials say they can't overcome a "major obstacle" in their proposal to split the district into two and that ...
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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Boyer honored to lead ECISD
The Odessa American is the leading source of local news, information, entertainment and sports for the Permian Basin.
‘It’s disappointing’: North Texas food banks lose $2 million in federal funding cuts
On Monday, the U.S. Department of Agriculture cut funding for two federal programs that provided food banks and schools with ...
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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 ...