The Austin Independent School District has announced plans to host Pride events next week celebrating LGBTQ students, staff, and family members, but some parents have expressed their disapproval of...
Texas A&M Rates High in Free Speech
A nonprofit whose stated mission is to safeguard Americans' civil rights recently drew attention to the freedom of student expression in universities across the country, with Texas institutions...
Major Pipeline for TX Teachers at Risk
A major pipeline for new teachers in Texas is at risk of shutting down due to longstanding issues with the state. Texas Teachers of Tomorrow (TTT) has been flagged by the Texas Education Agency...
Poll: Black Single Mothers Want School Choice
A new national poll suggests there is overwhelming support for school choice among single black mothers in the United States. Conducted by The Current Project, a nonprofit dedicated to supporting...
SBOE Sets Instructional Materials Review Rubric
The most recent Texas State Board of Education meeting yielded a new rubric for the instructional materials review process and more. From January 30 to February 2, State Board of Education (SBOE)...
Students Call for Return of DEI Program
A "collective led by immigrant students and alumni from the University of Texas at Austin" has decried the elimination of a program catering to unlawful migrants attending school there. UT officials...
TEA Releases Annual Report for 2023
State officials released the latest annual report on Texas' public school systems, tracking what progress was made last school year and outlining goals for improvement for the coming years. The...
Texas Teacher Maintains ‘Banned Book’ Shelf
A teacher at a Houston-area public high school has been keeping a secret bookshelf of books that have been challenged or banned for potentially containing inappropriate content. Hood Feminism, The...
Dallas ISD Teachers Uninterested in LGBTQ Program
Dallas ISD struggled to get teachers to participate in LGBTQ training it developed with a local transgender clinic, according to a DX investigation.
Local ISD To Close for Solar Eclipse
Several parts of the Lone Star State have been dubbed ideal viewing locations for a rare total solar eclipse, spurring potential transportation issues that have led the leaders of one local school...
Construction Planned for DFW Magnet School
Work will soon begin on a new addition to an elementary magnet school campus in a local independent school district. Richardson ISD is expected to begin construction at Hamilton Park Pacesetter...
Lincoln High School To Undergo Renovations
The project to renovate Lincoln High School and Humanities/Communications Magnet is scheduled to begin in May. That includes adding new paint, flooring, ceilings, and tiles, and improvements to the...
Parent Saves Student’s Life After Collapse on Court
A parent used CPR to save the life of a Mansfield ISD middle schooler after the student collapsed and stopped breathing during a basketball game late last year. Nurse Kari McConnell sprang into...
Plagiarism Accusations Hit Harvard Admin
Allegations of plagiarism have been made against another Harvard administrator, following not long after the Ivy League school's president resigned amid a similar controversy. An anonymous...
North TX Teacher Charged With Child Grooming
A North Texas man was arrested Tuesday after allegations were made that he sent inappropriate texts to a student while employed as a teacher at her school. Jacob Thomas Allred, 32, of Blue Ridge,...
DISD Tech Center Slated for $8M Renovation
Plans to breathe new life into a tech center offering a hands-on, project-based elementary education to students were recently revealed. The project to install new signs, replace sidewalks and...
Substitute Teacher Guilty of Child Porn Charge
A former substitute teacher with the Marfa Independent School District now faces federal prison after pleading guilty to child pornography charges. Sonya Conchita Murillo, 32, pleaded guilty last...
Campus Renovations Set for DFW District
Plano ISD officials plan to begin renovations in May at Aldridge Elementary School that include roof, heating, and air conditioning replacements. According to a state filing, the project bears an...
School Construction Planned in DFW District
As part of its $750 million bond package voters approved more than three years ago, Richardson ISD plans to begin renovations at two elementary schools in May. The work includes site improvements...
Dallas ISD Deletes Mentions of LGBTQ Program
Dallas Independent School District deleted from its website mentions of its LGBTQ program in partnership with a transgender clinic after a series of stories from The Dallas Express that garnered...
Dallas ISD Middle School To Undergo Renovations
Renovations at a local middle school are expected to get underway in June โ a $10.1 million construction project that's part of Dallas Independent School District's 2020 bond program. According to a...