School Vouchers Take Center Stage in Texas’ Most Flippable State House District
On San Antonio’s South Side, a progressive Democrat faces off with an architect of the new private school voucher program.
Education
The Trauma Waiting in the Wings
Former students speak out against longtime Austin ISD theater teacher accused of stepping over the line physically and emotionally.
Teachers Strong-Armed to Get on Board with Houston Schools Takeover
Instructors face job losses for failing to sign up for the New Education System.
Texas Recruits High School Kids To Be Corrections Officers
Short on guards, the state hopes to attract students enrolled in corrections career training programs once they turn 18.
It’s Time to Defend the History of All Texans
The way we learn about our collective past is under attack.
The Awful 88th
Losers included taxpayers, teachers, trans youths, and anyone who uses electricity.
In Houston Schools, It’s the Mike Morath Show
An audio recording of trainings for unelected school managers paints a bleak picture of the Bayou City’s educational future.
Students Pay as Texas School Districts Violate ‘Threat Assessment Law’
A Texas Observer investigation found 90 percent of districts fail to comply with a law that requires mental-health intervention for students of concern.
‘School Choice’ Is Just a Ploy to Defund Public Ed
The latest front in Christian nationalists’ battle to undermine separation of church and state.
‘We Are in a Crisis’: Texas Public Schools on the Edge
Vouchers and property tax cuts strike at a public school system already hemorrhaging hard-working employees.