Lost Decade Nightmare: Salary Plummeted By 9% Amid Voucher Wars
Texas is facing a severe retention crisis among certified teachers and qualified school staff, exacerbated by stagnant and declining salaries. Despite the critical role...
Holy Cash! Religious Schools Reap Billions From Public Vouchers
Private school vouchers have increased exponentially in popularity, and now billions of taxpayer dollars are being directed to this program.While vouchers can be used...
Largest Bond In Texas History: HISD Proposes $4.4B Bond For School Upgrades
Houston ISD has unveiled a historic $4.4 billion bond proposal, marking the largest in the district's history and potentially the most substantial ever presented...
Democrats Set To Flip GOP Strongholds And Defeat Abbott’s Vouchers
As the political landscape in Texas heats up, everyone seems to be buzzing about Governor Greg Abbott's premature declaration of victory in the battle...
Faith In The Classroom: Texas To Teach Bible Stories To 2 Million Students
Texas elementary schools are set to introduce a significant infusion of Bible stories into their reading curriculum, according to a sweeping redesign unveiled on...
School Choice Forces Florida Public School Shutdowns, DeSantis’ Officials Blame Districts
As more and more school districts in Florida are weighing school closures amid the popularity of the state’s school system, Gov. Ron DeSantis’ officials...
Rural Conservatives And Some Homeschool Advocates Steadfastly Oppose Vouchers
While public school administrators plan budgets for the upcoming school year that mandate layoffs and loss of services, rural and metro area districts face...
Abbott Rejects Special Session Plea To Address School Funding Crisis
Texas Democrats' call for a special legislative session to address education funding has been rebuffed by Gov. Greg Abbott.
The Democrats, led by state Rep....
San Antonio Schools Slash Staff And Programs To Cope With Budget Woes
Across Texas, school districts are being compelled to explore difficult cost-cutting or revenue-boosting strategies due to stagnant state funding, after Texas legislators failed to...
Texas Lawmaker Calls For Supreme Court Defense Of Book Ban: What’s At Stake?
Texas state Rep. Jared Patterson has urged Attorney General Ken Paxton to defend his law banning sexually explicit books from libraries in front of...
