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.
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University of Houston Is Gutting Its Gender and Sexuality Classes. That Won’t Stop Texas’ Crusade Against Higher Ed.
College administrators wrongly hope that anticipatory obedience will satisfy a GOP-run Texas Legislature that is increasingly hostile toward education.
The Real Lesson Behind Texas’ New Bible Curriculum Requirements
Going forward, students will learn that life circumstances are beyond their power to change. They will learn that their place and the place of others in the economy and larger society should not be questioned.
In Texas Schools, a Crisis of Arrests of Kids as Young as 10
A groundbreaking data analysis shows how districts across the state are arresting and citing children for common misbehavior, leaving lasting trauma as the Legislature rejects bills to raise the age of criminal responsibility and floods schools with even more police.
Inside Houston’s 1970 School Strike
Texas poet's new book gives Houston's "huelga" school movement iconic verses, images, and voices.
The Last Safe Haven for DEI in Texas Higher Ed?
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School Closures Are Escalating Across Texas. ‘It’s Not a Local Failure.’
State funding and policy have fallen short, advocates say, and the consequences are not confined to your backyard.
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Will New School District Takeovers Follow the Model—and ‘Chaos’—of Houston ISD?
The state education agency took over four additional districts this spring, installing leaders linked to Houston’s state-imposed superintendent, Mike Miles, including two who worked for his former charter school network.
Mike Miles Cancels Moonlighting Contract with His Former Charter School Network
Houston ISD says its state-appointed superintendent has ended a paid agreement with Third Future Schools, after the Observer obtained the contract and requested comment. A 2025 state law restricts moonlighting by superintendents.
How Teach for America Helped Set Up James Talarico’s Political Rise
The prestigious education group is more than a shiny résumé item. For the Democratic Senate candidate, it was an incubator for his rapid political ascent.