Texas
News, analysis, and opinion about K-12 education in Texas
School Choice & Charters
Private School Choice Will Keep Expanding in 2025. Here's Where and How
The conditions are ripe in at least a dozen states for proposals to invest public dollars in private educational options for families.
School & District Management
Local Education News You May Have Missed in 2024 (and Why It Matters)
A recap of four important stories and what they may signal for your school or district.
School & District Management
Elon Musk Is Opening a School for Young 69传媒. Here鈥檚 What We Know About It
The tech billionaire has claimed that the current Education Department is "basically paying people to hate America."
Curriculum
Texas 69传媒 May Soon Be 69传媒 Bible Stories in English Classes
The state has advanced a controversial curriculum that includes Christian teachings in K-5 lessons.
Social Studies
Video
What Happened as a Government Class Watched Election Returns Live
This teacher takes his AP government class to an election watch party each cycle. What that looked like this year.
Social Studies
Watching the Election Results Live With Mr. Lipman's AP Government Class
69传媒 from Highlands High School in Texas came together as scholars and first-time voters to witness election results together.
School & District Management
What the Research Says
Four Ways to Stop Teacher Turnover From Hamstringing School Improvement
Staffing instability can unravel the social fabric of schools, experts say, unless leaders work to keep connections strong.
School & District Management
This State Is Bucking Gender and Race Trends in School Leadership
A 12-year study in one state shows a major uptick in the diversity of school leaders.
Education Funding
Billions of Dollars for School Buildings Are on the Ballot This November
Several large districts and the state of California hope to capitalize on interest in the presidential election to pass big bonds.
School Climate & Safety
These Surprise Inspections Test 69传媒' Safety Practices
How do you check whether a school is adhering to safety-plan basics? Send in inspectors to try its doors.
Special Education
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Creating a Space for 69传媒 With Autism to Succeed
Educators at a camp for students with autism offer advice for teachers looking to support this population of students.
Recruitment & Retention
Why This District Established Its Own Police Department
Police departments nationwide are struggling to recruit officers. That makes it difficult for districts to find school resource officers.
School Climate & Safety
How Teachers Who Survived Columbine and Sandy Hook Helped Their 69传媒 Recover
Teachers who survived the Sandy Hook and Columbine shootings had to find a way to help their students process trauma.
Teaching Profession
AFT's Assembly Featured Kamala Harris, Debates on the Israel-Hamas War, and More
The gathering of the nation's second-largest teachers' union in Houston came at a pivotal time in the election cycle.