Public Education
Texas on the verge of allowing chaplains in public schools(Daily Caller) – A bill allowing chaplains in schools passed the Texas Legislature Tuesday evening after the state’s House of Representatives voted largely along party lines, according to Religion… Read More
Biden administration, Illegal Immigration
Exclusive: Border Patrol agent says urgent support needed at border(The Center Square) – Within a short period of time of holding in custody over 27,000 illegal foreign nationals who’ve just arrived to the Rio Grande Valley in Texas,… Read More
Public Education
Parents protest after being kept in dark about sex assaults among 1st graders in Texas classroomTexas parents are protesting at a public elementary school they say failed to notify them of sexual assaults in a 1st grade class.A family member said that one… Read More
Government
Black leaders call on Texas House to empower parents, pass school choice measures(The Center Square) – At a parental empowerment event in Houston, Texas, Dr. Richard Johnson, director of the Booker T. Washington Initiative at the Texas Public Policy Foundation, joined… Read More
Government
Abbott pushes back against protester disrupting parental empowerment event(The Center Square) – Texas Gov. Greg Abbott responded this week to a protestor who disrupted a parental empowerment event at the ROCK Church in Houston, Texas, saying protestors… Read More
Culture
Legal expert calls on district attorney to act after trans activists disrupt Texas House proceedings(The Center Square) – Some are calling for criminal charges a day after a group of trans activists disrupted Texas House proceedings in Austin, resulting in Texas Department of… Read More
Public Education
Principal at Texas school assaulted by mob, severely injuredStudents at a Texas high school allegedly formed a mob and attacked an assistant principal, who was beaten so badly she was unable to talk and was rushed to… Read More
Government
Texas Senate approves ban on college, university faculty tenure(The Center Square) – The Texas Senate passed a bill to ban higher education institutions in Texas from implementing tenure, a lifetime contract, with employees. The bill… Read More
Government
Texas House passes major education bills(The Center Square) – The Texas House passed two major education bills on Wednesday that address teacher recruitment and retention and revises funding mechanisms. A third education bill that… Read More
Government, Homeschools
Homeschool group takes learning outside for thousands of childrenIn just five years, a homeschool group in Texas grew from three to over 3,000 students across six different states – thanks to a little research and initiative from… Read More
Government
Texas Senate passes bill that would ban higher education institutions from implementing DEI policies(The Center Square) – The Texas Senate passed a bill that would ban diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) policies in public higher education institutions.The bill passed along party… Read More
Culture, Public Education
Texas House passes bill to ban sexually explicit books from school libraries(The Center Square) – The Texas House, with 11 Democrats joining Republicans, passed a bill that seeks to ban sexually explicit books from being in public school and classroom… Read More
Public Education
Middle school teacher arrested for human trafficking in TexasA Texas teacher was caught and arrested last week after attempting to smuggle four immigrants over the border.Brandan Gracia, reportedly a teacher at Houston’s Patrick Henry Middle School,… Read More
Government
Abbott touts Florida’s education success as reason for Texas to pass school choice(The Center Square) – Texas should strive to have the best educational system in the country, Gov. Greg Abbott says, and that's why he's supporting school choice initiatives in… Read More
Illegal Immigration
Texas officers apprehend truckloads of single men trying to enter U.S. illegally(The Center Square) – Texas state troopers and local law enforcement officers continue to apprehend truckloads of single military age men attempting to enter the U.S. illegally. Law… Read More
Government
Twenty-four Texas House Republicans defect on school choice vote(The Center Square) – In budget deliberations on Thursday, the Republican-controlled Texas House of Representatives voted to ban state dollars from funding vouchers, Education Savings Accounts and other school… Read More
Public Education
Public school districts from Denver to Loudoun County are failing their special education studentsA Colorado investigation recently found that Denver Public Schools violated federal requirements for special education, failing over 1,000 disabled students in the process.A complaint filed with the Colorado… Read More
Culture
Texas university president canceled drag queen event to eliminate sexism. Now he’s being suedWest Texas A&M University President Walter Wendler is being sued after he canceled a campus drag queen event, saying it degrades women.The lawsuit is being filed on behalf… Read More
Culture
Bills filed in Texas to ban DEI policies in higher education institutions, government entities(The Center Square) – Several bills have been filed in the Texas legislature to ban “diversity, equity and inclusion” (DEI) policies from being implemented at higher public institutions and… Read More
Public Education
School district poised to fire Texas Association of School Boards over ‘divisive political ideologies’The Carroll Independent School District (ISD) is considering a resolution to terminate its relationship with the Texas Association of School Boards (TASB).The resolution, which will be voted on… Read More