News & Politics
September 9, 2020
Wary of the Coronavirus Disrupting Education, Many Texas Parents Have Turned to Homeschooling
Some fear COVID-19 itself. Others are disappointed by plans for both in-person and virtual learning.
Texas Education Agency
News & Politics
August 11, 2020
Many Students Couldn’t Connect to Online Classes in the Spring. Will This Fall Be Different?
Almost 2 million Texas children don’t have access to a computer or internet at home, according to a TEA report.
News & Politics
March 25, 2019
New Study Reaffirms That STAAR Reading Tests Are Not on Grade Level
Eight different readability formulas showed the test's reading portions are at a higher level of difficulty than appropriate for the grades they’re assessing.
Politics & Policy
February 23, 2017
Not So Special Ed
Public school parents with special-ed kids often find themselves squaring off against school districts and the taxpayer-funded lawyers who protect them.
Burka Blog
June 26, 2014
A response from Michael Williams
Texas's Commissioner of Education gives our Perry Report Card an F.
Politics & Policy
January 23, 2013
How Texas Public Schools Teach the Bible
With a largely Protestant bias, according to examples culled by the Texas Freedom Network.
January 21, 2013
TEA Sanctions El Paso School District Following Cheating Scandal
El Paso, which is no stranger to scandals, is facing another nick against its reputation after the TEA found its school district to be engaging in "unethical and illegal acts."
Politics & Policy
February 1, 2008
The Skinny On Obesity
What Comptroller Susan Combs is doing to make sure that everything is not always bigger in Texas.
Politics & Policy
September 30, 1997
Mrs. Ed.
Is the most outspoken member of the State Board of Education a selfless public servant or simply a prima Donna?
Feature
November 1, 1996
Our Best Schools
A report card on more than three thousand public elementary schools from Abernathy to Zavalla. Does yours make the grade? Plus: How Richardson’s Brentfield, Beaumont’s Pietzsch, and Mission’s Carl C. Waitz got to the head of the class.