The upcoming school year is only a month away, and major changes are coming to the Texas education system with school choice ...

Most Texas families don’t dance the Three-Step because we know that our public schools matter to our communities and our students. Texans know that giving public money to private schools and ...

The state of Texas says it is taking over the Houston Independent School District. That is the eighth largest district in the nation. It's home to nearly 200,000 students.

The Texas House of Representatives advanced a bill requiring all public schools in the state to display the Ten Commandments in the classroom, the latest effort by conservative-led states to ...

Federal cuts and a lack of dedicated mental health funding from the state could erode programs to address chronic absenteeism ...

More than 420,000 kids attend the nearly 900 charter campuses in Texas, representing about 8% of the state’s more than 5 million public school students. The Texas Public Charter Schools ...

According to Talarico, Texas has $4 billion available for public school funding. Teachers union Texas AFT said the funds were available due to the state's historic $33 billion surplus.

The debate in Texas comes amid increasingly aggressive efforts by state officials to oversee the direction of public schools, which are independently managed at the local level by elected school ...

We’ve all experienced it: a Friday night under the bright glow of Texas high school football lights. Friday night lights capture something truly special about Texas communities. For some, it’s ...

Texas is one step closer to allowing optional Biblical teachings in public elementary schools. NPR speaks with Carisa Lopez of the Texas Freedom Network about opposition to the legislation.

More Texas public schools are turning to uncertified teachers amid a shortage of educators. ... Charters spend on average $364 per-student on curriculum and staff development, ...

State leaders and many lawmakers have frolicked with billionaires in what we at the Intercultural Development Research Association (IDRA) call the “Texas Three-Step” to defund, demonize, and ...