At least 11 states have banned or limited cell phones in schools. Will Texas be next?
Texas public school children could soon be banned from using cell phones at school under a new proposed bill modeled after a ...
Austin school district spends $200,000 on TEA-appointed monitors, governance coach
The Austin district has spent about $200,000 on the costs associated with the Texas Education Agency-appointed monitors for ...
In Texas, inflation-adjusted state, local public school funding lower than 2011 | Analysis
As Gov. Abbott spars with lawmakers over school vouchers and both Republicans and Democrats push for more school funding, ...
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State lawmakers ask education agency for guidance on how Texas schools can respond to Trump’s immigration plans
More than two dozen Texas Democrats expressed concern about the elimination of a federal policy preventing immigration arrests at schools.
TEA commissioner denies former Humble ISD leader Elizabeth Fagen’s termination appeal
Texas Education Agency Commissioner Mike Morath denied former Humble ISD Superintendent Elizabeth Fagen’s appeal Tuesday, ruling that the school board was within its right to fire the leader. A large ...
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Dallas teachers ask DISD officials how to respond to Trump’s immigration plans
The Mexican American Legislative Caucus sent a letter Thursday to Texas Education Agency Commissioner Mike Morath requesting ... which was signed by more than two dozen Democratic Texas legislators.
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Hopper files bill to eliminate Texas Education Agency, STAAR test
As state lawmakers tangle with public education and voucher-like programs for private schools, Texas House District 64 Rep.