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Texas House/ScreenshotMembers of the House Education Committee on Tuesday heard testimony on a bill that would ban Diversity, Equity and Inclusion programs in Texas鈥� K-12 schools. -
Saile Aranda/TPRDuring his full-throttle push to pass private school vouchers this legislative session, Gov. Greg Abbott repeatedly claimed that funding for public schools 'is at an all-time high.' A TPR fact-check found that to be misleading, based on an analysis of state data and expert interviews.
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Following the shooting at Wilmer-Hutchins High School last month, district trustees are considering opening locked or secured doors a more serious offense. -
Fort Worth ISD mother Maryela Contreras and her husband have seriously contemplated where they want their three children to attend school. -
Dallas ISD鈥檚 deficit of $187 million should be down to $128 million by the next fiscal year after the districts cut positions, services, and supplies. Now it waits for state lawmakers to increase state education funding after they passed a bill creating Education Savings Accounts, which will send public dollars to private schools. -
Senate Bill 11 would allow trustee boards of public school districts and governing bodies of charter schools to approve voluntary school prayer meetings and Bible readings. Opponents argue it violates the Establishment Clause of the First Amendment to the U.S. Constitution. -
The district passed a $315 million bond to renovate or rebuild a slate of aging schools. Demographers projected the district would add nearly 2,000 students by 2028. And plans were already in motion to modernize campuses like Whitley Road and Parkview elementaries. -
The UT System regents voted unanimously to name Rutgers executive VP for Academic Affairs Prabhas Moghe to be UTD鈥檚 next president. Outgoing President Richard Benson said last August he鈥檇 return to a faculty role after the 2024-25 school year. -
In her state of the district address, Dallas ISD Superintendent Stephanie Elizalde said the district is strong, thanks to its employees. That鈥檚 even though the state recently lowered the district鈥檚 grade from a B to a C.
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University of Texas at Arlington plans to make huge strides in research, faculty recruitment, enrollment goals and additional campus housing amenities over the next five to 10 years. -
When a contract with Texas Central School Bus expires in July, 460 jobs will be permanently cut. -
Attorney General Ken Paxton's office dismissed a lawsuit that alleged Coppell ISD was teaching critical race theory in violation of state law. The district sought sanctions, saying the lawsuit was based on videos that were "heavily edited and manipulated so to be grossly misleading.鈥� -
The Texas education commissioner is now officially weighing his options for Fort Worth ISD after a now-closed school triggered the state鈥檚 school intervention law. -
More than $4.5 billion in school bond proposals from North Texas districts were on the May 3 ballot. Nearly half came from Celina ISD alone.
