A Texas Austerity Crisis Is Playing Out City by City, School by School
Texas' local governments are facing growing fiscal pain. What’s that mean for the 2026 elections—and the 2027 session?
Education
Who Really Benefits from School Vouchers?
I do not pretend to know the motivation of Jeff Yass. But I do know that Mr. Yass is not a Texan, and I also know that Texas is not for sale.
What Trump 2.0 Could Mean for Public Education
Houston native and education expert Diane Ravitch urges a fight for "the future of Texas, and for the future of the children" under Trump's proposed reforms.
Trump Would Doom the U.S. Department of Education and Harm Texas Teachers
Educators are calling for more funding, support, and a system that protects them. Removing the DOE would only perpetuate the problems.
Texas Republicans Put Trans, Nonbinary Teachers in the Crosshairs
Trans educators speak out after the Texas GOP adopted a platform plank to ban them from the classroom.
The ‘Remnant Alliance’ Is Coming for a School Board Near You
A new coalition of Christian nationalist groups is mobilizing congregations to take over Texas school boards.
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Anti-LGBTQ+ Laws in Texas May Violate Human Rights Treaties
Four nonprofits are urging the United Nations to pressure the federal government to protect queer residents of the Lone Star state.
Republicans Target ‘Woke’ Climate Change Topics in Science Textbooks
Railroad Commissioner Wayne Christian wants the Board of Education to reject accurate descriptions of environmental science in school books.
These Are the Right-Wing Ideologues Taking Over School Boards
Conservative consultants and PACs are turning Texas school boards into partisan battlegrounds.