Education
What’s in a Name? Texas SBOE Tentatively Approves ‘Ethnic Studies: Mexican American Studies’
District Fires Cop Who Threw Girl to Ground in Viral Video
San Antonio ISD officer Joshua Kehm had completed trainings on active shooters and gangs but hadn’t yet finished school policing instruction.
Joshua Kehm, who had not yet completed school policing training, was fired after a video surfaced showing him throwing a 12-year-old girl to the ground....Read More
Right-Wing Think Tank: Let the Market Sort Out School Finance
A new Texas Public Policy Foundation report argues lawmakers don't need to figure out how much money Texas students need — they can leave it to the market....Read More
STAAR Stars, Volume Two: the Best Get Pumped for the Test
Shore up your secondhand embarrassment allowance, because these Texas teachers up the dork factor in their schools' STAAR test prep videos....Read More
We Are Writers, Too
I enrolled at Texas State hoping to find my voice as a Chicana writer. Instead, I was told to whitewash my work.
I enrolled at Texas State hoping to find my voice as a Chicana writer. Instead, I was told to whitewash my writing and tone down criticisms of my program....Read More
Experts: When It Comes to Childhood Mental Illness, Texas Isn’t Treating Its Kids
Experts say Texas must increase funding for kids' mental health treatment to ensure integrated care that keeps them out of the juvenile justice system....Read More
Texas’ Most Notable Creationist Says Mary Lou Bruner Will Be a ‘Great Asset’ to Ed Board
Bruner, who believes President Obama was once a gay prostitute, also says teaching evolution causes mass school shootings.
Former State Board of Education chair and creationist Don McLeroy says the woman who believes Obama was a gay prostitute will be great for the board....Read More
Free Lunch
Forget about the governor’s slush funds. Texas’ biggest corporate welfare program is one you’ve probably never heard of — and it’s growing every year.
Texas' largest corporate welfare program lets school districts give away unlimited tax breaks — more than $7 billion so far — with only loose state oversigh...Read More
Docs Show UIL Trans Athlete Rule Built on Shaky Ground
Texas' new UIL policy, which ties trans students' gender to their birth certificates, is based on nearly ten-year-old case law that may now be outdated....Read More
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