UNT to shutter 70 plus programs
| March 26, 2026
Several ethnic and gender studies programs are on the chopping block at the University of North Texas as the institution plans to cut over 70 programs to combat a $45 million budget deficit driven by declining international student enrollment.
Texas Education Agency names new Fort Worth ISD superintendent amid state takeover
| March 24, 2026
The state intervened at the district after one campus received five consecutive failing grades on the A-F accountability rating system from 2018-2023.
Why Texans are voting with education in mind this midterm election
| March 17, 2026
DFW TEXED EXCLUSIVE | EDUCATION | HIGHER EDUCATION | K-12 education | public education | state board of education | TEXAS | texas education agency | Texas Lead Story
Texans have a chance to elect staunch public education advocates to several statewide seats in November.
Students with disabilities face hurdles applying for private school vouchers
| March 17, 2026
Community | EDUCATION | EXCO-Player | old texas | public schools | school voucher | school voucher program | TEXAS
Students with disabilities can receive up to $30,000 with Texas’ new private school voucher program, but a lengthy application process coupled with a short application window is leaving some children who could benefit from the program behind.
Houston, Fort Bend, and Aldine districts announce sweeping school closures
| March 11, 2026
Enrollment drops and budget pressures are driving widespread campus closures across Houston ISD, Fort Bend ISD and Aldine ISD. Three major Houston-area school districts are moving forward with significant school closures, citing declining enrollment, aging facilities, and financial pressures. The decisions have drawn strong reactions from educators, parents, and students, who say the changes will […]
76% of Texas voucher applicants are already enrolled in private schools or home-schooled
| March 10, 2026
Texas’ new $1 billion voucher program allots about $10,000 per student to be used on private school tuition. It’s paid for by taxpayer dollars.