Education-related News
Thursday, April 18
- Can Texas’ top three Republicans muster enough support to pass a sales tax swap? (Texas Tribune)
- Del Valle ISD boosts employee pay, raising competition among area districts (Austin American-Statesman)
- DeSoto ISD considers cutting hundreds of positions (CBS DFW)
- Socorro ISD reaches enrollment milestone (KTSM)
- Katy ISD wants to spend $7 million on additional security upgrades (KHOU)
- Carthage ISD approves special education staff increase (Panola Watchman)
- Schools are cracking down on apps that let parents listen in on students (KXAN)
- Lockhart ISD one of six Texas districts selected for partnership (San Marcos Daily Record)
Wednesday, April 17
- A Texas sales tax increase would hit poor people the hardest (Texas Tribune)
- Texas Senate's property tax relief elates homeowners but worries school officials (News4SanAntonio)
- Parents air sex education transparency concerns (Austin American-Statesman)
- Bilingual teacher stipend increase approved by Navasota ISD (Navasota News)
- Spring ISD expects to lose 1,600 students over next decade, officials cite charter schools as main cause (Community Impact)
- Corpus Christi ISD unanimously approves calendar for 2019-2020 school year (KRIS)
- Some research shows school shootings dropped after Columbine (Associated Press)
- New program would allow high school students to graduate with an associates degree (News4SanAntonio)
- Humble ISD recognizes the 2019 Teacher of the Year (Houston Chronicle)
Tuesday, April 16
- "We're all afraid to go to school": After Santa Fe, Texas seeks to make students safer (Texas Tribune)
- ‘Grow your own’ approach helps rural schools develop and keep local teachers (KCBD)
- Local school districts seek alternative to state’s A-F accountability system (Rivard Report)
- Richardson ISD proposes possible new teacher salary raises (The Mercury)
- Carroll ISD creates and fills new districtwide position of leadership and culture coach (Community Impact)
- Second-chance Houston ISD school gets reprieve from board members (Houston Chronicle)
- Dripping Springs ISD trustees review sex education curriculum, teacher salaries and new hires at April workshop (Community Impact)
- Amarillo ISD approves Chromebooks purchase for 4 area high schools (KAMR/KCIT)
Monday, April 15
- State senators ask TEA to intervene at South San ISD (Texas Public Radio)
- When it comes to the achievement gap in Austin’s schools, there’s more to say. (KUT)
- New Tomball ISD junior high opening delayed to August 2021; board approves bond project costs (Community Impact)
- Edgewood unveils plan to divide district into 5 'Innovation Zones' (Texas Public Radio)
- Magnolia ISD board of trustees approves construction of JROTC building (Community Impact)
- A dystopian high school musical foresaw the college admissions scandal (NPR)
- Midlothian ISD opens long-awaited sports complex for baseball, softball (Waxahachie Daily Light)
Friday, April 12
- For many Texas teachers, health insurance premiums are huge — but so are the hospital bills (Texas Tribune)
- Lubbock teacher challenges mental health taboos with daily check-in board (Texas Standard)
- Does the 'school-to-prison pipeline’ start with suspensions? This bill aims to find out (Dallas Morning News)
- How to calculate the cost of college: A guide to financial aid terms (NPR)
Thursday, April 11
- As Texas lawmakers negotiate on property tax reform, Gov. Greg Abbott says school taxes must be capped (Texas Tribune)
- Texas Gov. Greg Abbott, other top leaders propose raising the sales tax to provide property tax relief (Texas Tribune)
- San Antonio ISD, University Health System to open middle school clinics (San Antonio Express-News)
- As work begins on upcoming Ninth-Grade Center, Hutto ISD facing budget hurdles (Community Impact)
- Spring ISD moves ahead with security upgrades, construction costs (Houston Chronicle)
- Brock ISD trustees discuss policy update, teacher appreciation week (Weatherford Democrat)
- Three Wichita Falls ISD schools receive national recognition (Texomas Homepage)
- Hereford teacher wins statewide award for social studies (KFDA)
- Cedar Park Middle School says student has whooping cough, urges vaccinations (KXTS)
Wednesday, April 10
- Texas Senate passes two-year budget with money for property tax cuts — but no plan for how to spend it (Texas Tribune)
- Instead of STAAR, use performance metrics that put students first, says top Texas teacher (Texas Public Radio)
- Senators blast Texas officials over dwindling school fund payments (Houston Chronicle)
- Texas high-schoolers have to pass the STAAR test to graduate. Could you? (Dallas Morning News)
- 'I know it, I'll pass it': Klein ISD teachers create 7 Rings remix for STAAR test motivation (Click2Houston)
- Coalition of parents, students, teachers pushes back against potential state takeover of Houston schools (Houston Public Media)
- Bill would temporarily suspend STAAR-related penalties (Austin American-Statesman)
- Texas Tech medical school to end use of race in admissions (NPR)
- Loughlin, other parents face new charge in college admissions scam (PBS NewsHour)
- Contract cheating: Colleges crack down on ghostwritten essays (NPR)
- Doctors urge vaccination to prevent whooping cough outbreak (KVUE)
Tuesday, April 9
- After high school shooting, Texas campuses could soon have more armed marshals (Texas Tribune)
- Texas charter schools are facing more backlash this year, but could also receive more cash (Texas Tribune)
- Local school districts voice concern over rising costs for health coverage (Community Impact)
- McAllen ISD adds CTE certificates (Brownsville Herald)
- Austin ISD discusses preliminary 2019-20 budget, House Bill 3 impacts (Community Impact)
- Cursive to be added back into Texas school curriculum (KRIS)
- Mount Pleasant ISD cancels classes for April 12 to allow students, fans to attend regional soccer tournament (CBS 19)
Monday, April 8
- Are the STAAR tests too hard? Critics rally for a closer look (Texas Public Radio)
- Should the SAT be optional? Bribery scandal renews debate (PBS NewsHour)
- Houston school board renews controversial charter school contracts, despite questionable finances (Houston Public Media)
- Here’s how different proposals at the Texas Capitol could change property tax bills (Texas Tribune)
- Attorneys general sue Trump administration over school nutrition rollbacks (NPR)
- Plano ISD would receive $20M over a decade in proposed Texas Instruments tax deal (Community Impact)
- Higher Ed: Ethics, authenticity and education — takeaways from the college admissions scandal (KUT)
- Legislative decisions could mean no recapture costs for Leander ISD in 2019-20 (Community Impact)
- Tyler ISD board reviews recent safety and security upgrades (Tyler Morning Telegraph)
- Senators to consumer watchdog: Prove you're protecting student borrowers (NPR)
- $45,000 grant given to Dallas ISD pre-K schools to help students learn (Fox 4)
- A math teacher's life summed up by the gifted students he mentored (NPR)
Friday, April 5
- Texas grades school districts on an A-F scale. Explore your district's grades here. (Texas Tribune)
- Clear Creek ISD unveils 2017-18 community-based accountability report results (Community Impact)
- San Antonio educator and veteran George Vakey finally told his story (San Antonio Express-News)
- Troy ISD school board to ask voters for over $18 million bond issue (KXXV)
- Beckville ISD Education Foundation awards $22,467 in grants (Panola Watchman)
- Frisco ISD aims to fill dyslexia therapist shortage in region (Community Impact)
- Literacy program helps 33 Carrollton-Farmers Branch ISD families with dual language (Carrollton Leader)
- Sabine ISD implementing seizure response training (KLTV)