Texas House Bill 3 requires the state’s 1,207 school districts and charters to, among other things, have an armed officer at ...

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The Department of Public Safety and the Department of State Health Services are no longer following court orders to update ...

A legal effort to block Texas from releasing school performance ratings has created a divide between district leaders who ...

However, when comparing the shortfalls with the Texas Education Agency’s 2023-24 student enrollment numbers, HISD’s shortfall of $309 per student was the second-lowest per-student shortfall in the ...

Pondiscio: Scrubbing biblical references might seem to boost inclusivity, but it could well make it harder for students to ...

Dozens of districts sued Texas saying the ratings painted an unfair picture of their schools. Others voluntarily have ...

After nearly a decade of milestones in Taylor Toynes’ corner of southern Dallas, the one coming in November gives the community organizer a particular sense of accomplishment: A brand new presidential ...

Like Sagamore Hill, Springdale’s test scores point to signs of growth — the school posted a 12-point gain in the number of ...

Upbring, a nonprofit based in Austin that provides foster care and adoption services, will expand its Head Start services in ...

Former Florida Gov. Jeb Bush discusses the effects of social media on children. Banning cell phone use in schools is a good ...

We'll represent ourselves.’” The Texas Education Agency replaced HISD’s elected school board last June with an appointed nine ...