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At UT, a Day of Drag and Defiance
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‘An all-out assault:’ Texas educators stand up to Trump, Abbott attacks on public education
| June 23, 2025
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.
Cell phones, DEI, prayer: 5 bills Texas lawmakers are using to reshape public schools
| June 9, 2025
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 […]
Greg Abbott boosts Texas public school funding after years of holding it hostage
| June 5, 2025
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.
Texas lawmakers targeted school and public libraries this legislative session. Here’s what happened
| June 3, 2025
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Right-wing Texas lawmakers targeted books in public schools and access to public libraries during the legislative session.
Texas graded its public schools. Critics call the results a ‘politically motivated attack’
| May 6, 2025
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.”
At UT, a Day of Drag and Defiance
| May 5, 2025
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Students gathered for a joyful protest of the university system’s drag show ban.
VIDEO: Texas graded its public schools. How did yours fare?
| May 1, 2025
Texas public school ratings — which grade how well districts and campuses educate their students and prepare them for the future — were made public for the first time in two years. Results across the state have dropped after the Texas Education Agency implemented stricter scoring standards, and one North Texas school district is at […]
Student loans in default will be sent for collection. Here’s what to know for borrowers
| April 29, 2025
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By ADRIANA MORGA and WYATTE GRANTHAM-PHILIPS Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Starting next month, the Education Department says student loans that are in default will be referred for collections. Roughly 5.3 million borrowers are in default on their federal student loans and soon could be subject to having their wages garnished. Referrals for collection […]
The number of 18-year-olds is about to drop sharply, packing a wallop for colleges—and the economy
| April 28, 2025
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This so-called demographic cliff has been predicted ever since Americans started having fewer babies at the advent of the Great Recession around the end of 2007—a falling birth rate that has not recovered since, except for a slight blip after the COVID-19 pandemic, according to the Centers for Disease Control.
She’s not faking it: How this Texas bill would excuse period pain absences in school
| April 28, 2025
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A Texas bill would excuse school absences for menstrual disorders—advocates say it’s a crucial step toward reproductive health and dignity in schools.
Texas House passes $1 billion school vouchers bill in historic vote
| April 17, 2025
The Texas House passed a $1 billion school voucher bill early Thursday, a measure that provides $10,300 to students to attend private schools.
Fort Worth prioritizes literacy effort as 2 in 3 students cannot read proficiently
| April 16, 2025
Mayor Mattie Parker issued a resolution April 15 declaring literacy as one of the city’s priorities. The document emphasized Fort Worth’s promise to help the 12 school districts serving the city achieve universal grade-level reading among students.