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Texas A&M fires professor for discussing gender identity in class

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Texas A&M fired a professor and disciplined two administrators over backlash from right-wing lawmakers following a viral video showing a professor discussing LGBTQ+ topics in class.
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‘More stressed, more unsure’: Texas educators start school year under new DEI ban

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Educators speak out on new laws they face in classrooms, including a ban on diversity, equity, and inclusion and a “Parental Bill of Rights” that makes it easier for conservatives to interfere in public schools.
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Why books shouldn’t be controversial: Welcome to your Texas banned reading list

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Banned books have been hugely controversial when it comes to Texas education. Literature is fundamental to learning—and when the government is trying to dictate what students can and can’t read, important, diverse voices can be lost.
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Classroom doors open, but wallets stay empty for Texas teachers

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A study found that Texas teachers spend about $100 of their own money on school supplies.
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Texas private schools hire relatives and enrich insiders. Soon they can do it with taxpayer money.

An investigation by ProPublica and The Texas Tribune found more than 60 instances of nepotism, self-dealing and conflicts of interest among 27 private schools that likely would have violated state laws had the schools been public.
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Teachers and parents face record-breaking back-to-school costs in 2025

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Another back-to-school season has arrived, bringing with it the familiar scramble of supply lists, clothes shopping, and, of course, financial stress. But this year hits different. There's an elephant in the classroom that's becoming impossible to ignore, and its crushing financial pressure is squeezing teachers and parents alike.
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‘An all-out assault:’ Texas educators stand up to Trump, Abbott attacks on public education

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From President Donald Trump’s dismantling of the US Education Department to school voucher plans from Gov. Greg Abbott and Sen. Ted Cruz, Texas educators are standing up to a Republican war on public education.
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Cell phones, DEI, prayer: 5 bills Texas lawmakers are using to reshape public schools

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From banning DEI and cell phones to forcing prayer and the Ten Commandments into classrooms, Texas lawmakers passed several bills impacting public school students. Although private school vouchers and public school funding dominated the headlines this legislative session, several other education-focused bills are headed the Gov. Greg Abbott’s desk.  Here’s a rundown of where those […]
Governor Greg Abbott signs Texas public school funding law

Greg Abbott boosts Texas public school funding after years of holding it hostage

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Gov. Greg Abbott signed an $8.5 billion boost to Texas public school funding into law on Wednesday after blocking increased school spending for years.
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Texas lawmakers targeted school and public libraries this legislative session. Here’s what happened

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Right-wing Texas lawmakers targeted books in public schools and access to public libraries during the legislative session.
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Texas graded its public schools. Critics call the results a ‘politically motivated attack’

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When the TEA released the scores on April 24, some school districts and a coalition of state lawmakers called the methodology "deceptive, harmful, and a blatant attempt to discredit neighborhood public schools to justify school privatization schemes.”
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At UT, a Day of Drag and Defiance

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Students gathered for a joyful protest of the university system’s drag show ban.