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A University of North Texas student is among the plaintiffs in a motion filed in federal court asking a federal judge to intervene in a U.S. Department of Justice lawsuit against Texas over the state鈥檚 Dream Act. The 2001 Texas law granted in-state tuition to students without legal status.

The lawsuit says the law requiring public classrooms to display the Ten Commandments "unconstitutionally pressures students into religious observance, reverence, and adoption of the state鈥檚 mandated religious scripture."

The June 12 filing argues that Keller ISD鈥檚 at-large voting system for school board members violates the Voting Rights Act and the U.S. Constitution by diluting the political voice of Hispanic voters.

Parents with pre-K students are eligible to receive funds in the new education savings account program, marking an expansion of publicly funded early education. The public funds would be used to pay for pre-K tuition at private or community-based child care centers, if they qualify under Senate Bill 2.

The state agency said reading language arts scores surpassed pre-pandemic levels.

The mixed-bag results showed early literacy improvements, a key indicator of future academic success, but underline the challenges of preparing children for STEM-related jobs.

Advocates say the bills will give parents more power over their children鈥檚 schools. Critics say they don鈥檛 give parents anything they didn鈥檛 already have and will only strain their relationship with teachers.

Trustees will discuss changes to accommodate Senate Bill 12, which would ban Diversity, Equity and Inclusion program in K-12 schools. Proposed new wording could lead to 鈥渞obust鈥� discussions.

Now that Fort Worth ISD has voted to close 18 campuses, what's next for the buildings? The head of a preservation society explains how seeking landmark status could help.

State policy makers passed two major education-related bills this legislative session, one establishing a school voucher-like program and another allocating more than $8 billion for public school funding.

Texas' Senate Bill 13 empowers school boards to decide which books are permitted in their school libraries. It also allows parents to submit a list of books their children are prohibited from checking out.

Shortly after the U.S. Department of Justice sued to block Texas from giving in-state tuition to immigrant students without legal status, state Attorney General Ken Paxton announced the two parties had filed a joint motion asking a court to permanently end the policy.