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The Texas Tribune » Public education
6d ago
Texas lawmakers have mandated armed guards at every public school, panic buttons in classrooms and more staff training ..read more
The Texas Tribune » Public education
6d ago
Updated: April 25, 2024 Students can generally peacefully protest, regardless of their viewpoint, but colleges and authorities may enforce some restrictions and criminal laws to maintain peace and order ..read more
The Texas Tribune » Public education
6d ago
, The Texas Tribune and ProPublica The Texas Tribune and ProPublica analyzed 35 Texas school districts that held trustee elections last fall and found none that posted all of the required campaign finance records ..read more
The Texas Tribune » Public education
2w ago
A grand jury indicted the principals for allegedly using their school emails to encourage staff to vote for certain candidates in the March primary ..read more
The Texas Tribune » Public education
2w ago
The state will save more than $15 million by using technology similar to ChatGPT to give initial scores, reducing the number of human graders needed. The decision caught some educators by surprise ..read more
The Texas Tribune » Public education
1M ago
Updated: April 4, 2024 The next opportunity for the board to review the course will not happen until its meeting in June ..read more
The Texas Tribune » Public education
1M ago
Some districts will close for the day expecting traffic jams and busy city services. Others will stay open for parents who can’t find child care ..read more
The Texas Tribune » Public education
1M ago
Many independent school districts, including the largest ones, do not allow chaplains to serve as counselors, which is now allowed under a new Texas law ..read more
The Texas Tribune » Public education
1M ago
Abbott called on supporters to push through the primary runoffs to deliver the final pro-voucher members needed to pass his legislation, plus some padding ..read more
The Texas Tribune » Public education
1M ago
Gov. Greg Abbott called the results “an unmistakable message.” His allies said the state is “closer than ever” to a voucher program ..read more