Tag Archives: Education
After Freedom Caucus Kills Her Legislation, Lawmaker Announces Anti-‘Lunch Shaming’ Campaign
Feeding Texas is now collecting donations to help pay off school lunch debts and encourage schools to adopt more generous meal policies.
Feeding Texas is now collecting donations to help pay off school lunch debts and encourage schools to adopt more generous meal policies....Read More
Texas’ ‘Lunch Shaming’ Problem and the Fight to Fix It
“I personally believe that the hottest places in hell are reserved for those who harm our children,” said Representative Helen Giddings.
On a Wednesday morning in February 2016, Kelvin Holt, an Army veteran and then-substitute teacher, led a group of about 20 pre-kindergarten students into a Cent...Read More
‘Academic Freedom’ Bill Provides Cover to Teach Creationism, Climate Denial in Classrooms
Representative Valoree Swanson claimed climate researchers “have faked the results” on temperature data while making a case for her bill.
Representative Valoree Swanson, R-Spring, is making a case for why her bill protecting the “academic freedom” of public school teachers wouldn’t amount to...Read More
Texas Demographer Has Given the Same Speech for 25 Years. Is Anyone Listening?
'Unless we reverse the trends that we’re seeing now, we will be a poorer, less-educated state,' the former state demographer says.
“Unless we reverse the trends that we’re seeing now, we will be a poorer, less-educated state,” the former state demographer says....Read More
Dan Patrick Offers Vouchers as Solution to Special Ed Failures that He Helped Create
Time after time, Patrick has hyped vouchers as the catch-all solution to the lack of access to quality special education....Read More
Inside the Nation’s First Bilingual University
UT-Rio Grande Valley looks to become the first 'bilingual, bicultural, biliterate' campus in the country.
UT-Rio Grande Valley looks to become the first bilingual, bicultural, biliterate campus in the country......Read More
Abbott Calls ‘School Choice’ a ‘Civil Rights Issue,’ Patrick Urges House to Pass Bill
Research shows that vouchers and other "school choice" efforts don't consistently improve academic achievement and can increase racial segregation.
Research shows that vouchers and other "school choice" efforts don't consistently improve academic achievement and can increase racial segregation....Read More
In Texas, the School-to-Prison Pipeline is Still Going Strong
Students of color and children with special needs were disproportionately affected by law enforcement’s involvement in schools.
Despite the Texas Legislature’s efforts to curb the school-to-prison pipeline, law enforcement still plays a major role in disciplining students for minor inf...Read More
Scholars Find 400 New Errors in ‘Racist’ Textbook Revamp (Updated)
Rallying scholars say the revised Mexican-American studies textbook, which describes Mexican Americans as dangerous and lazy, also introduces hundreds of new errors.
Scholars say the revised Mexican-American studies textbook, which describes Mexican Americans as dangerous and lazy, also introduces hundreds of new errors....Read More