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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CCISD wins 9-year legal battle for enlarged boundaries
The district is gaining a 335-acre detachment from Lampasas ISD near Big Divide after an education commissioner’s ruling ...
Humble ISD spent $1.9M on outside counsel to litigate Title IX and related processes, report shows
A new report from Humble ISD shows the board spent almost $2 million in legal fees to litigate Title IX complaints and ...
Opinion
Texas needs to get more teachers certified and ready for the classroom
Buried in Texas House Bill 2 are a few measures that could help get more certified teachers into Texas classrooms.
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'A new era': TEA replaces South San ISD superintendent, trustees after decades of dysfunction
State Education Commissioner Mike Morath announced Wednesday the appointment of a board of managers and a new superintendent to manage South San ISD, which has been the subject of multiple state ...
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Texas Legislature expected to vote on statewide cellphone ban at public schools
In 2024, Texas Education Agency Commissioner Mike Morath also called for a statewide ban at public schools. He testified at a Senate Education Committee hearing last September where he called the ...
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Here's what we know about the TEA takeover of South San Antonio ISD
After a lot of speculation over a potential Texas Education Agency takeover of South San Antonio ISD, it finally happened. On Wednesday, February 19, the state agency appointed new leadership ...
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Public Education Committee holds first hearing of 2025 legislative session
Texas Education Agency Commissioner, Mike Morath, sat in front of the Public Education Committee for hours, detailing where education and where it can improve. Teacher pay led the conversation.