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Proposed Texas elementary school curriculum could test separation of church, state This June 1, 2021, file photo shows the State Capitol in Austin, Texas. (AP Photo/Eric Gay, File)

This June 1, 2021, file photo shows the State Capitol in Austin, Texas. (AP Photo/Eric Gay, File)

Proposed Texas elementary school curriculum could test separation of church, state

EducationOversight.org August 20, 2024

AUSTIN, Texas — Austin-area Democrat Rep. James Talarico fired off questions to Texas Education Agency Commissioner Mike...

Texas Teachers Bear The Burden Of Supplying Classrooms

EducationOversight.org August 20, 2024

Texas is the state where teachers spend most out of their own pockets to supply their classrooms....

Study Says Texas Teachers Rank #1 in USA for Being Overworked Credit: Kenny Eliason via Unsplashed/Canva

Study Says Texas Teachers Rank #1 in USA for Being Overworked

EducationOversight.org August 20, 2024

Teachers rank near the top when it comes to people who are the most underpaid and overworked....

Texas schools got billions in federal pandemic relief. It is coming to an end as the school year starts. Students at Lorenzo G. Alarcon Elementary School this summer open boxes of school supplies paid for with Elementary and Secondary School Emergency Relief (ESSER) funds in San Elizario. Credit: Texas Tribune / Justin Hamel

Students at Lorenzo G. Alarcon Elementary School this summer open boxes of school supplies paid for with Elementary and Secondary School Emergency Relief (ESSER) funds in San Elizario. Credit: Texas Tribune / Justin Hamel

Texas schools got billions in federal pandemic relief. It is coming to an end as the school year starts.

EducationOversight.org August 20, 2024

The $43 million infusion the Port Arthur Independent School District received in federal COVID-19 pandemic relief funds...

Fewer Texas students seek financial aid for college after this year’s bungled FAFSA rollout Fewer Texas students have requested financial aid for college compared to last year, FAFSA data shows. The decline comes as this year's release of a revamped version of the form was mired with delays and glitches. Credit: Jenna Watson/IndyStar via REUTERS

Fewer Texas students have requested financial aid for college compared to last year, FAFSA data shows. The decline comes as this year's release of a revamped version of the form was mired with delays and glitches. Credit: Jenna Watson/IndyStar via REUTERS

Fewer Texas students seek financial aid for college after this year’s bungled FAFSA rollout

EducationOversight.org August 20, 2024

Many Texas high school graduates are heading into the summer without completing the federal form to request...

After six years of low scores for students learning English, Texas educators say it’s the test’s fault English learners' scores in a test designed to assess their handling of the language saw a sharp drop six years ago and have remained low. The drop coincided with the state's redesign of the test, which included the adoption of an automated system to score responses. Credit: Greta Díaz González Vázquez for The Texas Tribune

English learners' scores in a test designed to assess their handling of the language saw a sharp drop six years ago and have remained low. The drop coincided with the state's redesign of the test, which included the adoption of an automated system to score responses. Credit: Greta Díaz González Vázquez for The Texas Tribune

After six years of low scores for students learning English, Texas educators say it’s the test’s fault

EducationOversight.org August 20, 2024

English-learning students’ scores on a state test designed to measure their mastery of the language fell sharply...

After Abbott’s order, protests, here’s what college free speech policies in Texas look like A protester yells "Free Palestine" as she is handcuffed by police during a demonstration in April at the University of Texas. In the wake of pro-Palestinian protests in the spring, and after an executive order by Gov. Greg Abbott, colleges across Texas have made changes to their free speech policies. Credit: Aaron E. Martinez

A protester yells "Free Palestine" as she is handcuffed by police during a demonstration in April at the University of Texas. In the wake of pro-Palestinian protests in the spring, and after an executive order by Gov. Greg Abbott, colleges across Texas have made changes to their free speech policies. Credit: Aaron E. Martinez

After Abbott’s order, protests, here’s what college free speech policies in Texas look like

EducationOversight.org August 20, 2024

As the last agenda item at the Austin Community College's board meeting last month, board members approved...

Free speech groups challenge Texas law requiring parental consent for kids’ social media Texas is part of a growing number of states attempting to regulate how social media companies moderate their content. Credit: Shutterstock / Marina Demidiuk

Texas is part of a growing number of states attempting to regulate how social media companies moderate their content. Credit: Shutterstock / Marina Demidiuk

Free speech groups challenge Texas law requiring parental consent for kids’ social media

EducationOversight.org August 20, 2024

The Foundation for Individual Rights and Expression, a free speech advocacy group, has sued Texas Attorney General...

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Texas high school sends Black student back to in-school suspension over his locs hairstyle

EducationOversight.org August 20, 2024

A Texas high school sent a Black student back to in-school suspension Tuesday for refusing to change...

Texas Tried to Block an Air Force Spouse’s Occupational License. She Sued and Won, Setting a Legal Precedent. Military spouses networking with prospective employers at the MilSpo Career Expo at Fort Bragg, N.C., Sept. 15, 2022. (Audra Satterlee/U.S. Army photo)

Military spouses networking with prospective employers at the MilSpo Career Expo at Fort Bragg, N.C., Sept. 15, 2022. (Audra Satterlee/U.S. Army photo)

Texas Tried to Block an Air Force Spouse’s Occupational License. She Sued and Won, Setting a Legal Precedent.

EducationOversight.org August 20, 2024

A federal judge has ruled that the state of Texas violated a new provision of the Servicemembers...

Proposed Texas elementary school curriculum could test separation of church, state

Texas Teachers Bear The Burden Of Supplying Classrooms

Study Says Texas Teachers Rank #1 in USA for Being Overworked

Texas schools got billions in federal pandemic relief. It is coming to an end as the school year starts.

Fewer Texas students seek financial aid for college after this year’s bungled FAFSA rollout

After six years of low scores for students learning English, Texas educators say it’s the test’s fault

After Abbott’s order, protests, here’s what college free speech policies in Texas look like

Texas high school sends Black student back to in-school suspension over his locs hairstyle

Texas Tried to Block an Air Force Spouse’s Occupational License. She Sued and Won, Setting a Legal Precedent.

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