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Will a Coalition of ‘MAGA Moms’ Rally Behind Gina Hinojosa’s Bid for Texas Governor?

Some conservatives say they won’t give Governor Greg Abbott a fourth term after what he’s done to the public education system in Texas.

by Eden Shamy

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Fort Worth ISD Parents Fear the Same Chaos that State Takeover Has Brought to Houston ISD

by Josephine Lee

Texas Has the Widest Digital Divide in the Nation. What Does that Mean for the School Year?

by Yasmine Askari

Texas Legislature Improves Suicide Prevention in Schools, but Makes Little Progress for Adults

by Christopher Collins

Villarreal Wants State to Study Quality of Federally Funded Tutors

by Liz Farmer

Can A Few Good Schools Make an Amicable Split with Texas’ Accountability System?

by Patrick Michels

Hot List: Day 17 of the Legislature

by Beth Cortez-Neavel

Senate Finance Committee Hears Pleas to Restore School Funds

by Liz Farmer

Leave No Pre-K Behind Jan 09, 2013

Meet Optimization Zorn, the Company At the Heart of Texas’ Pre-K Accountability Movement

by Patrick Michels

Rep. Diane Patrick Calls on TEA to Defer School Ratings Another Year

by Patrick Michels

15 Percent Rule, We Hardly Knew Ye

by Patrick Michels

El Paso ISD Begins Cleaning House After Cheating Scandal. But is it Enough?

by Patrick Michels

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