Education
Amid Anti-Confederate Push, San Antonio School District Changes Lee High School … to LEE High School
Rotten Apples in Donna ISD
Corruption that led to the indictment of two Donna school board members roils the border town they served.
“It’s embarrassing — that’s what it is,” said school board member Efren Ceniceros, who worked as a coach and teacher for 30 years before retiring. “...Read More
Armed Students Don’t Worry Me
But the unpacking of the ideal of the university sure does.
What I fear most is not students packing heat in my classroom, but the unpacking of the ideal of the university....Read More
Texas Districts Pass UIL Restriction on Trans Athletes
Controversial UIL rule would base trans student athletes' gender on their birth certificates.
Trans student athletes will have to play according to the gender on their birth certificates, which could set schools up for Title IX discrimination suits....Read More
Years Into Austin’s Community Schools Experiment, National Policy Catches Up
Weeks’ neighborhood efforts, at Austin’s Webb Middle School and Reagan High School, have been more encouraging. For one thing, the schools are still open, y...Read More
Bad Credit: Are College Classes Working for High Schoolers?
The problem isn’t that high schoolers “aren’t ready for college,” says UTEP graduate student Eddie Nevarez, but rather that they get credit for courses ...Read More
Houston Schools Ban Suspensions in Early Grades
Thanks to some newly elected school board members, the district has ended its policy of allowing suspensions for kids in second grade and younger....Read More
UTSA Students Fight for Child Care at Downtown Campus
Campus officials say they don't have room for child care facilities at UT-San Antonio's downtown campus, but grad students aren't taking no for an answer....Read More
State of Texas: Cops in the Classroom
Schools have been caught lately between two opposing trends: On one hand, juvenile crime rates are declining. On the other hand, school shootings have prompted ...Read More
Texas to Offer GED Alternatives After Test Costs Triple
The State Board of Education voted to implement two new GED alternatives in the spirit of "free enterprise," after a for-profit company tripled GED costs....Read More