Texas lawmakers consider putting Ten Commandments in public schools—again
Texas senator Phil King is planning to bring back legislation requiring Texas public schools to display the Ten Commandments ...
Fact check: Are Texas school districts paid to use the TEA's Bible-infused Bluebonnet Learning?
The bill was created after the Texas Teacher Vacancy Task Force recommended that funding, professional learning and support ...
Only 1% of Texans say school vouchers a top issue for state legislature
Heading into the 89th legislative session, now in its second day, state leaders have named the establishment of a school ...
Education groups pushing for public school funding ahead of TX legislative session
The 89th Texas Legislative Session gets underway tomorrow and education will be front and center as conservatives look to ...
Temple High School senior awarded scholarship for making video explaining how public education impacted him
Temple High School senior Chase Herrington, 18, won the scholarship for “Celebrating Texas Public Schools” through Friends of ...
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Texas GOP chair claims church-state separation is a myth as lawmakers, pastors prep for “spiritual battle”
Abraham George’s comments are the latest sign of the state GOP’s embrace of fundamentalist ideologies that seek to center ...
Texas businesses going to bat for Texas schools with 'Fund Schools First' initiative
A new business community coalition is working with school districts to lobby for full funding, instead of against vouchers.
Austin city leaders on guard as 'conservative' Texas Legislature begins session
With an "ultra-conservative" majority at the helm in the state Capitol, Austin's "liberal" city council members are bracing ...
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The Texas Legislature is back. Here’s what we’re watching.
From debating school vouchers and improving the state’s water supply to reining in property taxes, the GOP-led body will look ...
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Proposal to display Ten Commandments in public schools back on Texas legislative agenda
The new Texas legislative session that started Tuesday in Austin is set to test the boundaries between church and state. One of the major efforts will be a fresh bill seeking to mandate the placement ...
Who is Dustin Burrows? 4 things to know about Texas' new Speaker of House from Lubbock
Lubbock Republican state Rep. Dustin Burrows clinched the Texas House speakership Tuesday with 85 votes in the 150-member ...
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The rise and fall of Louisiana’s IDEA charter schools — and what it means for Baton Rouge
The demise of IDEA Public Schools Louisiana leaves behind questions about why the charter school network could not replicate ...