PUBLIC EDUCATION  2010 ARCHIVES
 

Headlines archived in chronological order as originally posted in 2010


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School plates show pride, earn cash

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SUV driver killed in crash with Texas school bus

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Teach for America faces scrutiny from Texas lawmakers - as it should

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Mayfield High School Orchestra to perform live in London

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Spurs executive to attend San Antonio ISD bond meeting

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Austin LBJ High School's coach Hayes died from a heart attack before a game

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Rep. Aycock calls for reviews of teacher layoffs

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Outstanding Abilene ISD Teachers Could Receive up to $20,000 Bonus

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Rep. Villarreal says students may have a teacher who has never practiced teaching - the least of our worries

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Retiring Lewisville ISD superintendent shepherded district through period of growth

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Galveston school leader off to a good start

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Editorial: Garland, Mesquite ISDs show how to do it

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Del Rio teacher incentive program reinstated

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Abilene and Wylie school districts look to electronic textbooks

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Silsbee cheerleader taking fight to U.S. Supreme Court

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No decision made in man's 4-year quest for diploma from Dallas school district

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Pratt: Abilene ISD another example of wrong priorities

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Listener: Abilene ISD Begs State For Funding? No more cuts! Oh hell no!

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SBOE’s Bradley calls civil rights groups’ accusations ‘reverse racism’

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Mom sues school for outing child's sexual orientation

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Waco Teacher and Actor Charged With Sexual Assault Of A Child

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It might help if public school folk were less ignorant

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More Charges Possible in Mineola Student-Teacher Sex Case

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Farmers Branch Votes to Move Forward With ISD

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369 Underperforming Schools info & list

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TEA lists 369 underperforming schools

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Nearly 1 in 4 high school students can't pass military exam

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Stepfather sentenced for targeting teen with school vandalism

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American education curbs excellence

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Lutz calls on public schools to respect Christmas on WFAA

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Farmers Branch council to decide whether to ask voters' opinion on forming school district

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Houston ISD faces politically tough choices in closing schools

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CCISD trustees approve $100M in bonds for 2010 bond program

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Teach for America comes to Fort Worth

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Hunt ISD stalls on band hall project to develop master plan

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Venus ISD Superintendent Keeps His Job

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Dallas father, daughter face assault charges in attack on high school teacher

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Opinion: Patriotism decried as civil rights violation

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Debate continues on Texas' controversial curriculum standards

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Civil rights groups seeking Texas schools review

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Del Rio H.S. student, 3 others, arrested on weapons charges

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Former Chisum substitute teacher charged with sex crimes

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Pinkston High School assistant football coach accused of helping students cheat on TAKS math exam

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Claim: CSCOPE brings out teaching tool needs in Plainview

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Digital Textbook Challenges: Plano ISD Makes Technology a Priority

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DC: Changes for Teacher Incentive Fund, School Improvements in Spending Bill

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Bastrop superintendent brings student perspective to school board meetings

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Hutto school district to trademark hippo mascot, sell ads on buses

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Funds misuse, nepotism feared at Texas charter schools - same every day in traditional districts

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Mesquite, Garland school districts on right track for Broad Prize, foundation finds

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10 Houston ISD students involved in school bus wreck in west Houston

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Conroe ISD warns of suspicious man approaching students

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Big Spring ISD Looking to Add 4th School to List of New Buildings During Bond Project

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Mineola Teacher Charged With Inappropriate Relationship With Student

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Rockdale ISD coach arrested, charged with improper relationship with student

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42 Dallas ISD campuses make TEA list of state's worst schools

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TEA grants Houston ISD accreditation for 2009-2010 school year

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Financial dark cloud looming over school districts - bring on the thunder!

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Lubbock ISD's Monterey H.S. gets belated "acceptable" rating - still missed AYP again!

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Progreso school workers arrested on suspicion of abusing official capacity

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Another failed year on AYP for: Abilene, Lubbock, Ector Co, Plainview & San Angelo ISDs. Amarillo, Midland, Sweetwater, Wichita Falls pass. (large pdf report)

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Abilene ISD again misses mark on Adequate Yearly Progress standards

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See your school's 2010 Adequate Yearly Progress rankings here

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Former Wellman teacher receives deferred adjudication

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Houston ISD Looks At Right-Sizing Schools

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Navarro ISD  board member sentenced for violating protective order, stalking

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South San ISD enacts a hiring freeze

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Editorial: Beaumont ISD needs unifying trustee appointed tonight

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FAST track very good for Forsan ISD

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Coahoma ISD smiles over student heade count

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Texas among states allowing student to opt out of P.E.

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Lockdown on Idalou schools lifted; assault suspect in custody

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Travis Co. school lockdowns end

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Dallas ISD board expected to vote today on longer terms for trustees

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Amarillo teacher honored statewide

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Take the Texas AFT teacher union survey here

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Abilene ISD lobbies legislators on school start-date legislation

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Bomb threats called in at every Beaumont school campus today

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Val Verde sheriff says rumor created panic at Del Rio High School

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Audit: Lufkin ISD has extra $500,000 for at-risk students

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Race, history factor into debate over costs to operate Houston ISD's 'small schools'

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Lumberton High School student bonds out of jail after indecent exposure

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Austin schools unveil a new "reality" teen-pregnancy program

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Fire-damaged Garland school closed until Jan. 4

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Richland High senior killed in crash while driving between classes

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Lockdown at La Marque schools lifted

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Belton Schools On Soft Lockdown As Police Search For Handcuffed Fugitive

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Editorial: Beaumont ISD shouldn't sue Getz

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Fort Worth school board denies gas-lease bids

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Grandfalls-Royalty football coach arrested

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$99,000 grand piano will be in spotlight at Allen High School's new performing arts center - broke public schools?

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Study: Texas minorities closing the gap in student achievement

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Beaumont ISD to consider legal action against South Park attorney, plaintiffs

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Texas Juniors Can Take the SAT Free in Spring 2011 via the Texas College Preparation Program

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Morton’s Coach Rives makes bond in student injury case

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Morton students voice their support for Coach Rives

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Clyde ISD upset you know about their lousy 2.5 Star FAST rating

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Vacant Buildings Discussed at Abilene ISD Meeting

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Abilene ISD Pleads State for No Funding Cuts

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Abilene ISD board postpones superintendent's evaluation

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Abilene ISD board votes to limit courses affecting class rank

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$2 Million Project Set to Get Underway at Wylie ISD

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Texas Ed Problems Not from a Lack of Funding

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2 Summit H.S. basketball players among 3 arrested in computer thefts

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Former Fort Bend ISD employee charged with child indecency

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Morton football coach turns himself in after arrest warrant was issued

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Dripping Springs ISD experiences power outage

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Austin ISD to vote on how class rank is calculated

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State fiscal woes may pack classes - massive exaggeration

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LULAC defends expelled Kaufman high schooler who struck students with metal pipe

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School finance suit on hold?

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Cleveland students accused in girl's sex assault

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Family files federal suit against Marion ISD over bullying

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Tyler Firefighters contain blaze at elementary school

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Felony charges filed against Morton coach

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Fort Worth school bus broadsided by car; no students hurt

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Edcouch-Elsa board selects new interim superintendent

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FBI confirms it is investigating El Paso ISD

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Houston ISD board to vote on all-male school

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Talks of a possible shooting puts Del Rio High School on high alert

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Bomb threat empties Waxahachie High School; dog sweeps building

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Broken Natural Gas Line Gives Chilton Students Unexpected Holiday

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Comal ISD selling nearly $9 million in school bonds

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Chisum ISD substitute teacher faces student sex charges

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Rise Academy tops other Lubbock-area public schools on new state spending study

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Dallas ISD principal on leave over accusations of derogatory remarks about minorities, pregnant women

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State rarely rejects requests for larger classes

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Teachers concerned with recommended larger class sizes in name of savings

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Venus Primary School Principal Slapped With Federal Lawsuit

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Student's Mother: Stamford Teacher "Stepped Over the Line"

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Facebook page concerns Coronado High School parents; LISD says it was a hoax

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Plainview school campuses on heightened alert after visit from Somalian men

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Stamford ISD Teacher Resigns Amid Claims of Student Relationship

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Austin district wins appeal; Reagan High meets federal standards

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Texas Teachers awards $9.7 million investment bonus

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Los Fresnos CISD bus drivers want better work conditions

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Brownsville ISD: $23.4M in stimulus projects

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Brownsville ISD board hires interim legal counsel

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El Paso ISD Faces Federal Audit

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Garland school to Remain Closed for Several More Days after fire

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Lubbock Educators Assoc. president claims "there's really nothing left to cut"! - wow, how can educators be so ignorant.

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Public School Spending Rankings For Area Schools

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Abilene ISD: Texas ahead of nation on school lunches - NOT something to brag about!

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Tyler ISD Gets Unfavorable State Review In Academic Performance, Canton ISD, Jacksonville ISD Receive 5-Star Ratings

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Harleton ISD only Longview-area district with top ranking in new system

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Hallsville ISD principal receives state recognition

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Report mixed on Houston ISD spending, student performance

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Ector Co. ISD near bottom of FAST ratings

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Texas comptroller's plan would cut 12,000 teaching jobs to save $558 million

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Sheriff recommends charge against Morton football coach for injury to a child

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Comptroller Releases Groundbreaking Report on School Spending and Student Achievement, See a FAST report on your public school

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Class size limits, charter school caps may change as Texas looks to trim costs

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Farmers Branch mayor promises a full fight to create school district

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Dallas ISD's Hinojosa: Farmers Branch annexation plan 'not practical' - I doubt F.B. folk give a damn about what this failure thinks

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Lubbock ISD earns only 2.5 stars out of 5 on Spending vs. Progress (FAST)

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Abilene ISD earns only 2 of 5 Stars for Spending vs. Progress (FAST)

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Comptroller Rates Tyler ISD Unfavorable On Use Of Money To Produce Academic Performance, TISD Response to Comptroller’s Report

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McKinney ISD given perfect grade in new school rating system

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New Summerfield ISD Teacher Being Investigated

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Del Rio students make wreaths to promote education

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Gas Well Leak in Franklin Delays Classes

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Fort Bend ISD considering closing Willowridge HS

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Growing Number of Improper Relationships between Teachers & Students

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Morton Athletic Director on Leave Amid Allegations of Assault

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China Spring ISD School Bus Involved In 3-Vehicle Accident Tuesday

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Fire In Garland School Forces Officials To Cancel Classes Tuesday

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Donna School Officials Investigating Sexual Misconduct Allegations

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Tuberculosis at Round Rock ISD elementary school

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Dallas ISD names as Alan King new CFO

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Friendswood ISD considers limited open enrollment

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Beaumont ISD rejects hotel/event center qualifications

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FBI searches home, business of Beaumont ISD contractor

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Houston ISD striving for greater accountability

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PRO/CON VIEW: Is Silsbee policy on hairstyles fair?

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Arrested Cross Plains ISD teacher: Affadavit: 1 Night, 3 Students, more, Town Stunned by Sexual Teacher-Student Accusations

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Farmers Branch faces difficult process to get its own school district

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Editorial: Bond passage takes homework, humility - right on!

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Texas Legislature Pushes To Track Of Illegals In Texas Schools - an ignorant headline

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Farmers Branch mayor outlines vision for independent city school district

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Study shows Texas teacher merit pay helps keep staff, slightly helps test scores

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TEA releases details on switch from TAKS to STAAR exams in public schools

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Farmers Branch to discuss possibly forming its own school district

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Tyler ISD bus involved in collision, one child taken to hospital

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Longtime Beaumont ISD Board of Trustees member dies

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An educated guess on Texas students in the U.S. illegally

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Mother Outraged After Her Child Was Un-Enrolled From Abilene-Cooper

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Head of Winters ISD Steps Down

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Teacher Accused of Sexual Relationship with Three Students

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Former Hidalgo school finance director allegedly stole $111K from district

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Sharyland schools receive nomination for prestigious national award

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2 Students Injured In Fredericksburg ISD Bus Crash

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Sunray ISD coaches on leave during probe

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Dallas school officials push for more Teach For America instructors

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Austin school district, Texas Youth Commission spar over paroled student

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Floydada ISD named demonstration site for 1:1 laptop immersion program

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Houston ISD: Hacker gained access to personal data of all students, employees

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T.E.A. Investigating Former Alice Coach

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Denison High School Choir to perform with Foreigner

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Lubbock ISD 9th grade reading assignment littered with profanity - the LISD statement is little more than a kick in the teeth to parents and traditional values.

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Schools bracing for funding cuts - it's about time

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Texas' new standardized STAAR tests will be tougher, longer - ha!

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Soda sales in Abilene schools going flat - so how's that helped test scores?

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U-I-L Says Pay-to-Play Not New in Texas

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Former Bridgeport teacher pleads guilty to sex assault on student

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TAB highlights policies for more productivity in higher education

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Edinburg CISD police officer suspended amid cocaine scandal

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LULAC Mentoring Program Goes Before School Board in Farmers Branch

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Views clash on plan to extend Dallas school trustees' terms - worst district in Texas wants to give the failures more time in office...

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Newton ISD teacher dies in classroom

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Pasadena ISD bus monitor gets 15 years in sex assault

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Abilene-Cooper Pep Squad Member Admits to Shoplifting, Speaks Out

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Columbine Legacy Lives on at Comanche High School

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Phase Two to Begin Soon at Highland ISD

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Beyond the Book: Hamlin ISD Playground

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Legislation would up teaching applicant experience

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Are many educators aware of the agenda they teach?

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Midland Teacher Charged With Improper Relationship with Student

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Sunray ISD police probe possible harassment

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American, Texas Flags Stolen from Brownwood High School

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Search for new Bryan ISD superintendent may run $14.5K

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Voting under way to fill Houston ISD District 8 seat

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Trial of former La Marque school police chief delayed

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Dallas ISD school board to hold public hearing on extending trustees' terms

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Ex-bus monitor (Pasadena ISD) pleads guilty to molesting special needs teen

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Personal Wind Turbine Presents Challenges for Blackwell CISD - let's see the full budget and see if it is actually providing any significant savings.

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Roscoe ISD Stands by Abstinence-Only Policy

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Springlake-Earth High School classes disrupted due to break-in

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Legal Case Advances for Abilene Cooper Student, District Responds

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Prominent Spring Branch ISD music teacher under fire

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Sole female chief in Alamo City to head Judson ISD police

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Public schools will have to do with less, rightly so

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Hunt ISD honors late board member with tech campaign

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School counselors juggling more duties - & yet they still aren't teaching and are thus not necessary for the most part.

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Austin ISD: balancing teachers and technology - there should be no balance necessary, technology should only be used as a tool for teaching where appropriate.

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Joe Dan Lee named Georgetown ISD Superintendent

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TABC-Texas Preps HS basketball rankings

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Dallas ISD, other districts delay decisions amid state budget crunch

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Irving ISD evaluating using Saturdays for makeup days

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Austin school district OKs $25K superintendent bonus

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Arrest made in Plano East bomb threat

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Troup Assistant Principal Resigns

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Dallas-Fort Worth districts weigh privacy, security concerns with school cameras

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Dallas ISD: Two campuses to close at school year's end

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Austin teacher begs school board to let her keep her "planning period", she says she never has enough time to complete her work

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Oprah honors Texas teacher as 'everyday hero'

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Audit points out Sherman ISD software problems

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Killeen High School Evacuated Because Of Smoke In Building

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Exasperation prevails at lame-duck SBOE meeting

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Plano East Senior High cancels classes Tuesday due to bomb threat

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Family sues Judson ISD after teacher's aide accused of molesting 4 students

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Houston ISD Principal Dies In Crash

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Hutto ISD Licensing Their Hippo Logo to Raise Money

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El Paso Middle School Teacher Arrested In Drug Bust

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Teacher accused of using spy pen to videotape girl in Springtown

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Lufkin ISD officials say financial future looks grim

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Do local school districts handle bullying cases properly?

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Coach Ron Berry still going strong in Cisco

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Snyder Football Player Overcomes Autism on the Field

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Charter schools with ties to religious groups raise fears about state funds' use

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Statistical models may help school districts stretch their education dollars

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Clyde officials plan grass-roots effort to boost school funding

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After bond fails, Judson ISD plans for growth

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Texas Tightens Rules On Teacher-Student Texts, Tweets, E-Mails

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Custodian fired from Kerrville ISD after convictions found

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Sweetwater Seeks New Stadium Turf - oh so broke school districts

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Round Rock ISD bomb threat came from Saudi Arabia

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Lockdown lifted at Cedar Hill High after student expelled over gun was spotted on campus

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Northeast ISD shooting probed in context of training

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Lubbock ISD’s football coaching moves deserve explanation, accountability

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Dallas ISD adopts anti-bullying policy that includes protections for gay students

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Allce ISD Teacher Allegedly Flashes Elementary Class

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Hawley ISD Investigating Coach-Student Relationship

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Beaumont ISD teacher suspended during investigation

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Statewide Superintendent Salary Survey Released

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Budget cuts loom for Austin ISD

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Deal sends $300 million more from Texas school fund

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Rich school, poor school: How much Houston ISD spends to educate each child varies greatly between schools

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Teacher accused of sex with student in hospital

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SBOE's Dunbar seeks to nullify federal education laws

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Technology updates topic for Coahoma trustees

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Fort Worth ISD Teacher Accused of Sexual Assault of Student

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Hutto ISD sees dollar signs in mascot

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Failed La Joya candidates face libel suit

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Lumberton student, 15, could face jail for ecstasy at school

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Texas high school QB died of heart disease

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Anderson-Shiro Superintendent Named Sole Finalist for Alvin ISD Top Job

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Brownsville ISD to change legal counsel

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New superintendent for Dumas schools

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Beaumont ISD trucks seized to pay South Park attorney fees

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Protesters demand NISD officers give up guns

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The Radical School Reform You’ve Never Heard Of

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Beaumont ISD trustees need open discussion on event center

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Beaumont ISD superintendent salary remains highest in the state

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Lufkin school board talks more about social networking policy for staff

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Man found slain on San Antonio school campus - but that's a gun-free-zone!

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Big Spring ISD bond selling options weighed

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Editorial: Few Texas 'Robin Hood' school districts are renegades

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Update: Austin-area schools evacuated after bomb threat, Deerpark, Live Oak schools being evacuated

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Spring student blames foot injury on reckless school bus driver

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Beaumont teacher charged with indecency with a child

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Former Judson ISD aide faces new charges related to touching students

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State Officials Tour Brownwood Schools

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San Antonio ISD implements "hybrid" plan for bond oversight

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Lubbock ISD to spend $7,914.11 per Head Start student

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School buses to become “rolling billboards - great

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Humble ISD student-athletes undergo heart screenings

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Plainview ISD reaches goal: 100% highly-qualified teachers - now let's see what little effect that has on their troubled campuses and educational scores.

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2 teens arrested in burglary at Cedar Hill elementary school

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Plano ISD scraps plans to ban humanities textbook containing ancient nude statues

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Dallas ISD making major financial strides, preliminary audit says

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Splendora students to ask board to start UIL soccer program

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Awarded Irving teacher inspires through his own rise out of poverty

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Morton ISD basketball coach Trip Robison dead at 31

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Nation’s Public Schools Celebrate American Education Week - it should be called "Fleece the Taxpayer Week".

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Wealthy Texas school districts kept millions - government cheating other governments. And you thought the schools were just in it for the children!

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'Robin Hood' delinquencies by district

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Glasscock County ISD Contacted for "Robin Hood" Outstanding Balances

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Minorities under-represented in school gifted classes - so everything must conform to racial ratios?

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Is teacher-union AFT Texas the new ACORN in the Lone Star State?

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Philanthropist says Houston conference will jump-start school reforms

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Shock lingers after 14-year-old killed by school cop

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San Antonio school cop involved in shooting

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UIL athletic director discusses budget, more

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Katy ISD Apologizes For Pre-Election Calls - more dirty politics from public schools

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Houston ISD To Open All-Girls School - I'm still waiting on the law suits demanding an equal all-boys school in Lubbock, Houston and other areas.

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Houston ISD approves bonuses for troubled schools' chiefs

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Alvin ISD has lone finalist for superintendent

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Local School Districts Brace For Cuts

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Early ISD Considers Random Testing for K-2

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Court Document: Teacher Made Sex Tape On School Property

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Rosenberg police arrest suspect in 1992 shooting at Lamar High School

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Appeals Denied In Dallas Schools Corruption Case

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Title IX complaints surprise Houston ISD's athletic director

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Prinipals at 9 troubled Houston ISD schools may get big paydays

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Generation TX pilot program takes flight

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Robstown ISD to apply for another round of funding, despite audit

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Coleman County Schools to Be "Tech" Examples in Texas

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Dad Who Yells at Kids on Bus for Bullying Daughter Apologizes

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TEA rating for Albany remains Unacceptable

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Houston teacher pleads guilty to filming female students in school restroom

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Student charged with hitting coach in an Odessa Jr. High

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Ex-El Paso ISD official, vendor indicted in feds' corruption case

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Title IX complaints filed for 12 school districts including Houston ISD

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Editorial: Despite judge's ruling, Beaumont ISD event center is still wrong, impractical, divisive

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Vandalism Forces Elementary to Close Wednesday in Cedar Hill

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5 Confirmed Scabies Cases Found in Cross Plains ISD

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Real fire breaks out after drill at Mesquite middle school

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Judge rules Beaumont ISD can move toward hotel building plan

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Lubbock ISD middle school student given ticket for disrupting class - simply another example of public school insanity

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Amarillo ISD: Parents address uniform concerns

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Should Amarillo students wear school uniforms?

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Tatum ISD eyes 6th bond package

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Marshall ISD driver assaulted on bus

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Former Temple ISD Bus Driver Sentenced In Schoolgirl Sex Case

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Georgetown ISD employee fired, accused of stealing thousands

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Eanes school board members refuse to attend meeting

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Expert says single-sex schools can promote learning

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Three students taken to hospital after Del Valle school bus hits tree

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San Antonio ISD cools talk on soccer partnership

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Former Houston ISD Principal accused of sexual harassment, records show

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Editorial: Irving's proof that homework matters

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South Texas College head: Unions, tenure hamper learning

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Montague ISD receives $200,000 math grant

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Student success may affect teachers' grade in Houston

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Plano ISD task force's plans for nontraditional school draws traditional worries

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Austin school district to start compost program

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Home School or Diploma Mill?

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Jacksonville Principal To Receive Award In D.C.

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Dress codes help keep school disruptions to a minimum

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Wylie ISD dress code

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North East ISD to weigh pursuing 2011 bond - got get in on the tax & spending!

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Houston ISD to cut summer school hours

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3 ex-football players back at Taft after probe

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Another worrisome school development

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Former Live Oak teacher's aide turns himself in amid more molestation allegations

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San Antonio ISD giant bond passes

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Challengers take three seats on Brownsville ISD school board

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Katy ISD bond passes

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New Braunfels school bonds approved

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Tyler ISD's $90 million bond-debt fails with voters

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Richards ISD bond fails

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Lubbock ISD bond passes by 693 votes out of 32,269

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Canadian ISD voters approve $9 million bond proposal

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School bonds fail in Eanes, pass in Georgetown

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Students have an exemplary friend in Red McCombs

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Canadian ISD pushes $9 million bond

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West Orange-Cove school board respects taxpayers by naming 2 finalists for superintendent

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Buda Police: No threat at Hays High School after reports of shots fired

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Abilene ISD loses appeal of academic rating - don't buy the excuses. How is it any better to admit that even if they are right, they are so near the bottom ledge of quality that a few students can plunge them into the abyss.

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Classes in Rice resume 1 week after tornado

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Bushland ISD pushes importance of "sex talks"

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TEA: seat belts on buses not mandatory

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2010 Week 10 Texas AP High School Football Poll

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West Oso H.S. student arrested for assaulting police officer

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Statewide No Child Left Behind conference sells out

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Beaumont ISD's event center would involve taxpayers, public funds

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Midland High School Students React to Teachers Arrest

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70-year-old Alamo Stadium could get overhaul

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Austin trustees outlining goals for annual superintendent bonus

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Corpus Christi ISD has $125,000,000 bond-debt issue on the ballot

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Shooter: Lubbock ISD bond no tool for success

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Bullard ISD Adds Electronic Surveillance Cameras To Buses

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Editorial: Injunction with Beaumont ISD against event center may ensure public's will is done

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Bastrop School Bus Invovled in Crash

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Beaumont ISD releases statement on restraining order - out of control schools

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Killeen Elementary Student Says He Was Followed As He Walked To School

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Silsbee cheerleader's fight against rape ruling goes national - insane schools

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Pregnant teen dies after collapsing at Fort Worth's Polytechnic High School

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Fort Worth elementary school student struck by car - let's ban schools. Too many children hurt in bus crashes, accidents and other mayhem.

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Textbooks still a major issue for state school board candidates

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Temple elementary school cancels movie parents rightly said was not appropriate - out of control schools

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Bullard High School, ISD Status Upgraded To Academically Acceptable

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Retired doctor gets Highland Park High diploma 70 years after graduating

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Many School Districts run with incompetence

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Dallas ISD: Residency rule for administrators pulled from board's meeting agenda - pretty bad when you high-paid people don't want to live there.

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Eastland Rotary Club Brings Dictionaries for 3rd Graders

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Fort Worth trustees affirm firing of principal accused in nightclub fight

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3 Taft football players suspended

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Pflugerville district wins appeal, now rated recognized - continue to dumb-down the standards. If you score the points but an extra-point and lose by a point, you still lose.

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Connally Teacher Faces More Charges

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Settlement with Carrollton-Farmers Branch ISD returns hearing-impaired teacher to classroom at new school

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Former principal fired despite acquittal on child abandonment

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Police: Unruly Keller middle schooler broke officer's finger

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Houston ISD unveils employee wellness center - spending out of control

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El Paso: Ex-teacher indicted on child-porn charges

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Dumas ISD school board names finalist for superintendent

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Daingerfield-Lone Star ISD hires interim superintendent

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Restraining order stops Beaumont ISD hotel event center - schools are out of control

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Back online, Houston ISD probes computer system security

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Computers for Houston ISD down, possible hacking

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More Children Say Teenager Fondled Them On Waco School Bus

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Lubbock ISD 2nd-grader gets suspension over toy gun at school - what happened to just taking it away from kid?

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Champion of school funding equity dies at age 79

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Absences at schools up amid rumors

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AVID college-readiness system to be introduced at Lubbock ISD

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Cross Plains Students Help Orphans in Darfur

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1 Dies In School Bus Crash West Of Boerne

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El Paso: Indictment Reveals More About Child Porn Charges Ex-Teacher Faces
Sweetwater ISD hosted public forum on uniforms ("standard attire")

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Pro-Lubbock ISD Bond PAC financial filings: Report 1, Report 2

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Charter schools start with financial handicap

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Fort Worth ISD facing whistleblower lawsuit

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El Paso Teachers Association Outraged At Video Of Student Allegedly Bullying Teacher

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Communities in Schools of San Antonio asserting itself

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Sabine school board candidate injured in wreck, misses forum

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Houston ISD's website still down

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Clear Creek ISD puts new middle school plans on hold

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Clyde ISD Opens New Auditorium

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Voters must decide if Katy schools get more money

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Marfa ISD sets tax election on Nov. 20th, costing a 2nd Nov. election - they claim to be broke but choose the cost of an election when they could have voted on Nov. 2nd.

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Sweetwater ISD Officials Hold Meeting to Discuss Uniforms Monday

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Brownsville ISD refutes claims made in PAC adverts

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Lamar has better approach to business ventures than Beaumont ISD

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Rivals team up to help Abilene Cooper coach with cancer

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San Antonio Spurs, who live off taxpayer subsidized facilities, back S.A. ISD bond issue - what a surprise...

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Texas’ Education Future? Senate Ed Chair Florence Shapiro says “It’s not the same old Home-Making & Woodshop.”

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Clear Creek ISD braces for spending cuts

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Firefighters investigate lightning strike at Gunter elementary school

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3 Spendora ISD schools on lockdown with suspect on the loose

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Small fire at Austin's Bowie H.S. won’t impact classes today

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Former Bridge City chamber director, employee indicted for stealing PTA funds

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Police Look For Teen After Girl Groped On Robinson ISD Bus

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Dumas ISD's Appel to retire in December

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El Dorado HS boys' basketball team sanctioned for violations

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Edcouch-Elsa district works till last minute to impress feds

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Reagan Co. school bus crash leads to lawsuit

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Funds for Texas school kids snagged by partisan politics

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New Mesquite ISD school may turn raindrops into savings with water plan

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Education, Texas, and Washington Red Tape

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UIL backs off demand for officials' registration

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Conroe High students involved in knife fight

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Grady ISD Opens New Multi Purpose Gymnasium

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Arrests Made Over Text That Threatened Violence At Killeen High School

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Most benched Early players expected to suit out in game against Clyde

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Cameras focus on drivers who ignore school buses

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Breckenridge ISD purchases establishes 2010-2011 tax rate

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Sweetwater ISD receives Superior rating, other issues discussed

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Faith-Based Leaders Group Endorses Tyler ISD Bond

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More 'Due Diligence' Needed On Tyler School Bond Proposal, Opponents Say

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Lindale ISD Officials Consider Course Of Action After Selling Land Too Cheaply

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Sherman ISD Board hears presentations on stadium

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CAFE tells Eanes ISD voters to vote against million-dollar bond

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Charges dropped against Sinton ISD principal

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Beaumont ISD plans to build hotel at athletic complex - is this a focus upon education?

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Gov. Perry Presents Prestigious Milken Educator Award to Bryan Principal

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UIL, referee dispute threatens to cancel high school football playoffs

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SBOE update: Children’s Textbooks, Dyslexic Students Get Help

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Moody ISD: School Investigates Fieldhouse Fight Between Students

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College Presidents Back Tyler ISD Bond Issue - certainly, they're on gov't payroll too

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Houston ISD spends $18 million in stimulus cash to pay salaries of 200+ workers it doesn't need

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Plano school bus driver, attendant fired for leaving 4-year-old on bus

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Lubbock Monterey High student involved in assault on teacher, Flashback to 9/24: Lubbock ISD insider says school out of control - all while school officials told the AJ all was great.

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Gov. Perry Presents Prestigious Milken Educator Award to Dallas Teacher

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Superintendents pledge to battle childhood obesity

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Judson High, in Converse, finally is in one location again

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Amarillo selected for Gates Foundation project

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Ore City principal pulls plug on pep rallies

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Former Special Education Director Fights For Job at Donna ISD

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San Marcos CISD Drops Drug Testing

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6-year-old girl walking to school with mom killed while crossing Arlington street

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Pearland middle school briefly put on lockdown after attempted home invasion

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Frenship ISD students honored for saving bus driver during seizure

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Is Lubbock ISD using staff for political intelligence?

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Fire at Brownsville elementary school

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Students at flooded Burleson elementary school out a second day

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Sinton ISD School Board Discussing DWI Elementary Principal

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Sherman ISD deeds Administration building to county

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Two San Antonio ISD schools to be charters

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San Antonio ISD $515,000,000 bond proposal

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Sweetwater school district talks uniforms

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UIL formally adopts new rules for concussions

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Former Rosenberg High Teacher Pleads Guilty To Stabbing Son, Sex Assault
Police won't pursue charges against Kountze high school teacher

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Highway Patrol troopers to ride school buses this week

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Teacher quality study finds 'substantial' differences in Texas schools - and there is nothing you can do to change this

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Former Lubbock ISD board president opposes huge bond issue

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Snyder Students to get Laptops - oh so broke public schools!

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Sweetwater ISD to host meeting on standard attire

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Mother charged in Austin middle school fight

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Provocative documentary greeted with interest by Austin school district officials

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Edgewood ISD candidates discuss superintendent selection

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SBOE candidates worried about testing, funding

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Highway Patrol troopers to ride school buses

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Teacher pay hikes must be graded carefully

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Minor Injuries In Harmony ISD School Bus Crash

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Flour Bluff's Huckabee named Texas secondary schools teacher of year

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Pflugerville teacher charged with improper relationship

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Longtime Richardson High band director placed on paid leave

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Lubbock ISD uses bond-debt, interest & all, to buy short-life-span computers

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Sen. Duncan endorses Lubbock ISD bond package - hopefully it will work as it did when he endorsed Mark Griffin in HD84 and Delwin Jones in HD83, I think he is secretly helping to defeat it!

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Dallas ISD blog: Texas Education Agency weighs in on required AP testing

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Dallas ISD trustees split on proposal allowing high-level administrators to live outside the school district

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Aldine ISD: Student Dies After Asthma Attack At School

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Amarillo Tascosa High School student assaulted & robbed in school parking lot - but it's a "gun-free zone" how can crime happen there?

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Nine injured in crash involving Reagan Co. school bus

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San Benito superintendent given $7,800 raise, now paid $162,100

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Plans to improve low-performing Houston ISD campuses face flaws

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Deluxe seating nixed for new Allen High School stadium - what a sacrifice!

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Pine Tree ISD changes policy for bus riders

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New Odessa charter school a step closer to opening

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Pratt: Are bond issues a good deal for the children or taxpayers?

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Wichita Falls ISD board considers $45 million bond

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Richards ISD Hopes to Pass $6.3 Million School Bond

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One hurt in school bus crash in Houston

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Sex tape played at ex-teacher's sex assault trial

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Jasper ISD claims city overcharged $100k in water services

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Tatum ISD focuses on having highest paid, not quality, teachers in E. Texas

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Midland ISD board sets objectives for new superintendent

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Lufkin school board members discuss social media rules for employees

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Hearings being held on Houston ISD magnet schools

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Plano ISD to review policy on public comment during board meetings

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Katy ISD principal accused of making racist comment

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Classrooms evacuated after roof fire nearby in Houston

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School bus accident in Fort Worth leaves 13 hurt

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Tranny "it" student loses bid to become homecoming queen

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Evaluating teacher effectiveness is evolving

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Texas to consider new post-concussion play rules

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Charter school opens with autism in mind - and yet the teacher-union/associations in Texas vigorously oppose charter schools while claiming they are for the children.

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Wylie ISD board takes up security issue

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Anson ISD 13-cent tax hike on the ballot

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Teachers: We got fired over sex toy spat

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Deer Park resident battles school district over wayward kids in neighborhood

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Prominent businessman explains why Lubbock ISD bond should be opposed

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Lawmakers trying to take on bullying again

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Houston ISD white powder case classified as terroristic threat; FBI joins investigation

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Texas teacher charged with injury to 9-year-old

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Schools track students the way farmers track cattle

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Parents sue Georgetown ISD over river mishap

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Del Valle School Board member says we need more money to keep kids out of a life of crime- the insanity continues

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Profession grows on first-year teacher

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Houston school reopens under new charter

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Probe into white powder in Houston ISD mail continues

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See who those "radical" conservative-Republicans are fighting at the SBOE? Atheist elites from around the globe! - thanks state press corps for misleading on this. Oh, and thank you Bob Craig, supposedly a practicing Methodist, for taking side with these God-deniers over this issue of teaching the "Strengths & weaknesses of scientific theories" including evolution.

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Veterans Memorial High School opens to fanfare in Brownsville

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La Vega school bus accident sends 30 students to hospital

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School District Seeks to Bankrupt Disabled Student's Family

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Principal, others vie for Ysleta ISD board seat

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Grand Prairie schools are closing the achievement gap

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Sinton Elementary principal arrested, on leave

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Austin school board meets to discuss superintendent performance objectives

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Escaped dog attacks 6 Houston elementary students

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Cy-Fair ISD will seek help on stopping bullying

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Are academic standards for athletes appropriate?

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School districts must be proactive on bus safety

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North Dallas High School principal blocks transgender student's bid for homecoming queen

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Teen indicted for locker room burglary during West Orange football game

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Communities In Schools Director "No Longer Employed" at CIS

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Cheerleader’s Shooting Death Stuns Classmates, Neighbors

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Group Opposes Tyler ISD Bond Issue

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Sinton Principal On Leave After DWI Arrest

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Should sex ed classes in Texas focus on abstinence or emphasize other issues?

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Carrollton-Farmers Branch ISD suspends hearing-impaired teacher after reporter's visit

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Former Arlington Heights assistant principal says Fort Worth school district officials want him fired

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Ex-Spring Branch ISD bus driver charged after leaving child on bus

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Houston ISD: Potential flood tax would hurt education

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4 teens charged in alleged rape, robbery of Channelview High School students

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Transgender teen denied bid to become North Dallas High homecoming queen

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Another video of a school bus driver under investigation (Austin ISD)

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SAISD bond would smooth career paths

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Wind Turbines Generate Big Bucks For Sinton ISD

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Parents complain Cy-Fair ISD isn’t doing enough to stop bullying

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Birdville ISD Parents Praising Bullying Response

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4 students accused of attacking girl at Decatur middle school

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Dallas ISD demolishes 94-year-old church in Oak Cliff

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El Paso Irvin teacher accused in child porn case is fired

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Authorities investigate wreck involving Bryan ISD bus

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Navasota Mourns Loss of High School Cheerleader

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Sweetwater ISD Uniform Discussion Continues

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Office Max donates room full of supplies to Malvern teacher

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Lubbock Cooper South teacher receives award

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Hundreds hear Hallsville ISD's explanation for missing millions

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Lubbock ISD doesn’t want mention of existing debt when pushing for more

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Bloomington superintendent resigns

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Angry Austin school bus driver is accused of keeping the kids trapped on a bus

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Houston ISD Principal Under Investigation Retires

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Dallas middle school makes state Sen. Florence Shapiro 'principal for a day'

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Cotton Center student injured after hit by a truck driven by a teacher

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Amarillo Globe-News reports: Samnorwood coach fired by board

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Rio Vista, Weatherford grieving teacher who planned to retire in December

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Frenship Middle School science teacher Melissa Duncan receives statewide honor

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Austin school district investigates bus incident

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Should Texas accept federal money for sex ed?

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Trial Date for Permian Imposter Expected to Take Place Next Year

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Economedes teaches parents of undocumented students the college process

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Obama pushing to extend the school year - no matter whether good or bad, it's not a matter for the Federal government.

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American Federation for Teachers' focus is on local union organizing

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Austin school district gets $2.9 million sex education grant

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Beaumont ISD must stop blaming others

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El Paso ISD may consider firing accused teacher

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Judge considers halting charter school's closure

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Judge removes Texas schools from court supervision

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Board wants Hinojosa's attention on Dallas ISD now

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Houston charter school fight goes to federal court

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El Paso teacher accused of sex with dozens of kids, more

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The Colony High School forfeits 2009-2010 basketball season

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Denton ISD gets set for Oncor fight

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Dallas ISD's Hinojosa passed over for Las Vegas-area district post

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Student Planned "Hit" on Dallas ISD Officer

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Threat Against Fort Worth High School

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La Marque High School teacher cleared of sexual harassment

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Yates principal reassigned amid "misconduct" probe

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Bowie school district feels budget crunch

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Bush Institute Launches Initiative For Principals

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Hinojosa embraces Bush Institute plan to hire outsiders as Dallas ISD principals

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Las Vegas school board will decide today whether to offer top job to Dallas Superintendent Michael Hinojosa

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Hinojosa Might Not Be Leaving DISD Job

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No indictment against Lubbock teacher accused in pot case

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Absent from ‘pro-Islam’ bias vote, Berlanga lambastes fellow SBOE members - if it is "completely insignificant" then why is Berlanga and liberals so wound up over it? Think about that.

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Laura Bush expected to unveil major public school reform program, an initiative of SMU's George W. Bush Institute

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McAllen school teacher charged with molesting young relative

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Gas Leak Forces Highland Village Elem. School Evacuation

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Ray: Ahead of Modern Home Schoolers

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As immigrant ranks grow, Texas school districts teach moms and dads, too

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Parents sue TEA over attempts to close Benji's charter school - ridiculous

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Mesquite ISD stands by decision to turn away girls whose homecoming dresses were deemed too revealing

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Las Vegas school trustees visit Dallas to assess Superintendent Michael Hinojosa's performance

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Fitness the focus of new UT Elementary program

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Police Investigate 2 Separate School Bus Accidents in N. Austin

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Conroe ISD Middle School Teacher Accused Of Online Solicitation Of A Minor

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Financial scandal at Grapevine-Colleyville ISD?

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TAKS Test vs. End-of-Course Exams

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Bryan-Eagle editors lie to readers about SBOE resolution - see the description of the resolution in Kate Alexander's coverage in the Austin American-Statesman. Now compare that to the 2nd paragraph description from the Bryan Eagle. See the next to last paragraph in this Star-Telegram story.

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Legendary Newton coach Barbay dies

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Taxpayers deserve answers on Beaumont ISD's actions

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Lubbock ISD principals report few problems with relaxed dress code - hmm, claim doesn't mesh with this: Lubbock ISD insider says school out of control, dress code a bust. But wait, there's more! Today, LISD insider responds directly to the AJ puff-piece story on the district

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Teacher resigns after posting blog with personal student info

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SBOE approves resolution on Islam in textbooks - why would anyone oppose this unless they favored a "pro-Islamic" stance

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Texas schools win federal grants to reward top teachers

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Texas principal hit by train after driving around crossing gate

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Crockett High School student hit, killed by train

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Feds say El Paso Irvin teacher had child porn for years

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Stafford MSD reduces total tax rate

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Laptop Initiative Begins At Jacksonville High School

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Police officer's case showed system was allowed to work; can same be said for Beaumont ISD scandal?

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Hallsville ISD's report to state inaccurate, listed $4.3 million payment that wasn't made

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Weslaco East High School cleans deep after discovery of four Staph infections

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Navasota ISD Settles Mable Lawsuit

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Willis ISD selects firm for superintendent search

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Dallas ISD's Hinojosa: "We overspent our budget"

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El Paso Irvin HS teacher jailed after child porn is found

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Lubbock High students robbed at gunpoint - but it's a gun-free zone!

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Abilene ISD superintendent defends incentive pay for teachers

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Killeen ISD ahead of state mandate for fine arts classes

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Plano ISD may limit class rankings to top 10 percent - failures need to know they are failures.

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Edgewood OKs superintendent's resignation

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New Documentary Details Inequities In Public Schools

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Austin and Round Rock districts to receive $86 million in fed grants

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Common Core Standards For Public Schools: A Bad Idea

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Texas budget might test if students need materials to study for new exams

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Feds talk to Jim Ned CISD coaches and kids

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Las Vegas school board interviews Dallas superintendent Michael Hinojosa

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El Paso high school teacher facing child porn charge

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Laredo ISD DA Investigation Shot Down

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11 students injured on Del Valle ISD bus, Authorities investigating whether bus driver intentionally slammed on brakes

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Edgewood ISD chief is resigning

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Federal education officials to interview Jim Ned coaches, students

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Donna Campbell, Doggett’s Opponent, Calls for Lifting School Funding Blockade

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Texas will get its $830 million in bottled-up school aid, U.S. education chief predicts

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A new study shows that giving Austin teachers performance bonuses does not raise test scores

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Houston ISD defends its program in face of Nashville study's results - I love how Texas AFT & others are touting this study when what it actually says, if it's true, is that pay level does not equate to education quality!

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Beaumont ISD official told deputy he had drinks

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Rusk ISD money should benefit all students, not just some

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Garland refuses to put up warning signs needed to enforce ban on cellphones in school zones

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Embarrassing Misspelling On Billboard

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Some worried Clark County schools rushing to hire new chief

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NEISD superintendent wins health award for novel class

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SBOE: bar “pro-Islamic anti-Christian” bias

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Dallas-area schools use handheld devices to make sure classroom lessons click with students

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Jasper H.S. janitor jailed for sexual relationship with student

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Perposterous claim: November bond election could keep LISD students out of danger

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Details of Abilene ISD rating appeal emerge - they need to concentrate on fixing the schools not appealing the rating they've earned.

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Longview school creates 'Pinwheels for Peace' - another example of bad schools

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UNT knocks home-schooled student contrary to state policy

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Time to expand school choice

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San Antonio ISD schools get state boost

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Kerrville ISD to consider $70,000 in lighting upgrades

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Hallsville school district produces records

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Example of AFT-Texas misleading teachers on Doggett amendement

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North Texas School District Expands Drug Testing

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Marble Falls Random Drug Test Also Tests for Alcohol Consumption

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San Antonio ISD bond under fire - take a look at the photo and tell me if these are a bunch of "white" racists fighting these high taxes!

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Lack of funds imperils effort helping students concentrate - another absurd story about how broke schools are!

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Students face disciplinary action, possible charges in Atascocita High School dope bust

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Old computers find new homes with needy students in Arlington district - if they work they should still use them at schools

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Composer Stephen Sondheim cancels visit to Booker T. Washington school because of illness, Acclaimed composer Stephen Sondheim to visit Dallas ISD's Booker T. Washington arts magnet school

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KIPP Aspire Academy Teacher Describes 'Oprah' Experience

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Texas' top charter schools demand more from students, parents, teachers

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It was a typical week in the Beaumont ISD, and unfortunately that is not a good thing

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Dallas ISD trustees face tough tests if Hinojosa gets Nevada job offer

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Marion ISD sets the table for bond election

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West Orange Quarterback Reggie Garrett Dies During Football Game

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Athletic trainers: Parents should know standards

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School district consolidation idea makes sense

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SBOE member Agosto cleared in ethics probe, but also cost him

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Uphold Texas' prerogatives in public education

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Should schools sell electricity or education?

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Investigation clears Carroll Dragon football program

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West Rusk football stadium condemned - finally a district with an actual "need"

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Man convicted for killing teacher over affair

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Ector Co. ISD Aims to Stop "Sexting" with New Presentation in District Schools

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Remedial courses frequent at local colleges - still think public schools are working?

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San Antonio's Memorial High ends 43-game losing streak in dramatic fashion

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Internal investigation launched in Beaumont ISD traffic stop

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School bus crashes in Tyler, 6 hospitalized

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Are Texas's social studies standards really so bad?

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Ragland: Hinojosa loses credibility by chasing Nevada job

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Dallas ISD: Trustee says Hinojosa likely to leave if offered Nevada job

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Dallas ISD Superintendent Michael Hinojosa says he is not resigning

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Floyd: Time could be ripe for Superintendent Hinojosa to exit Dallas ISD

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Denton ISD's deficit becomes a surplus

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Fredericksburg ISD Contemplating Spring Bond Election

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Teacher from Sealy facing federal child pornography, molestation charges

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Work begins on nearly $60M TX high school stadium

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Carroll ISD tax rate an effective tax cut

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Killeen ISD considers new seal - because this is so important in educating students

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Showdown over Islam looming for SBOE

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Texas education board to consider rule on Islam's portrayal in textbooks

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Voters vote NO on Lewisville ISD tax increase

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Longview ISD raises taxes

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341 dress code violations reported at Pine Tree ISD

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Ten Lubbock ISD students named National Merit semifinalists

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Big Spring ISD Approves Field Turf to baseball field - oh so broke public schools!

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Carroll quarterback’s appeal denied

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Former Permian High School teacher indicted over relationship with a student

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Pflugerville high school students punished for rushing football field

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Update: Charter school stays open in defiance of state order to close, accuses TEA of racism, Houston charter school closes due to lack of funds - that's the way it should work

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Education commissioner spares pre-K funds but axes science labs

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Indicted Ysleta school board member resigns

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Hallsville ISD promises more transparency

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Amending the Amendments to the Constitution in Public School, Odessa Permian teacher demonstrates appalling ignorance in teaching

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Dallas-area schools' policies vary on President Obama's speech to students today

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School leaders tire in waiting for millions in federal aid - poor "leaders", we're all tired of waiting to get our tax money's worth from the schools

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Few voters cast ballots in Southside ISD tax ratification election

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Homeschooling continues to grow

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Hutchison, Cornyn seek to repeal school funding provision that targets Texas

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San Antonio ISD launches $515 million bond drive

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Midland Principal, Teachers Taken Out of Federal Lawsuit

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Wichita County rejects Bonham School offer

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Texas students' SAT scores slide in all three subjects

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Report shows rise in SAT test-takers in Texas

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Austin outperforms state on SAT exam - now it's no problem to have falling test scores, we are to celebrate that more people take the test!

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Brownsville High School Class of 1940 plans to meet after 70 years

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Support, opposition mount for Lewisville ISD tax increase

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Obama to Deliver ‘Back-to-School Speech’ Tuesday, September 14th

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Ysleta ISD Trustee Chavez may resign at special board meeting Monday

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Former West Oso ISD superintendent dies

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Andy Tiemann: Why can't Texas students write? - All those folk who harp on the SBOE and think we should let the "experts" run the schools, take note: It is the inside government school folk pushing the low standards.

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New Beaumont ISD website link overlooks source of problems it is supposed to address

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Fort Worth, Arlington officials take direct approach to finding no-show students

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Four schools in Dallas and Richardson given Blue Ribbon honor

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Principal apologizes after teen's suspension days after dad's murder

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State's education board in spotlight

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Lubbock HS teacher case still open, charges not dropped yet

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Judson ISD bars volleyball mom

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Judson ISD: No Evidence Of Gun In Threat

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Former Houston ISD employee sentenced for stealing funds

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Hallsville ISD chief: I'll approve all purchases

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Update: Charges against coach dismissed!, Lubbock High Coach on administrative leave after pot found in home, more

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Handgun confiscated at Canyon Jr. High

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Former Houston ISD accountant gets 8 years for theft

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Euless Trinity coaches cleared in UIL probe

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Charter schools show progress for English-limited students

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Ysleta ISD trustee accused of public corruption keeps post

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Poteet football coach hit with DWI charge

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High school allows grieving Trophy Club teen back in school

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Welder's spark might be cause of Pep High School fire

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Dallas magnet school parents upset over proposal to let in 'students of promise'

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What's the Problem With Quiet Students? Anyone? Anyone?

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Humble Middle School teacher receives national honor

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Early Voting Begins For Bullard ISD Tax Election

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Seguin ISD looks to supplement to help boost pay

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Plano ISD board approves higher property-tax rate to reduce district's debt

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State tries to spur school cost sharing

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30% of Texas school districts have taken tax rate increases to voters

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Montgomery ISD student hit by car while walking to bus

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Pregnant Teenage Student Struck By Car After Getting Off School Bus

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Cyber Crimes Unit Arrests Mansfield High School Teacher For Sexually Soliciting a Minor Online

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Mexia ISD Investigates School Bus Sexual Assault Claim

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Texas Charter School Nationally Known, Lil’ Longhorns

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Legislators push aid to middle schoolers

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Ranger ISD gets an Extended Holiday Break Due to Water Line Break

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State moves ahead with bus seat belt plan

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Texas applies for $830 million in education aid

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Conroe teacher arrested on child porn charges

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Texas school helps preserve history of small town

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High number of home-schooled students leads to state audit

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School officials examine Perry's incentive proposal

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Abilene ISD blocks Facebook, similar sites for teachers

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Brownwood High academic strategies praised

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Novice ISD eyes classes for 3-year-olds - horrible, let the state rear them.

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Former Fields Store Elementary School pleads guilty in theft case

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Seat belts are now a must in new school buses, despite budget cut

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Lorenzo ISD finds mold in elementary school basement room - Oh No! Mold! Run away, run away!

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Houston ISD hires first female athletic director

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Seguin ISD eyes possible bond election

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Corpus Christi Teacher Fighting For Life After Collision

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DISD drops efforts to seize 4 Jubilee Park homes for expanded Roberts Elementary campus

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Pasadena ISD high school put on lockdown after family dispute

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Former Midland ISD secretary pleads not guilty

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Keller ISD goes soft on homework - par for the course

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Copperas Cove ISD raises taxes 3.5 cents per $100

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Big Spring ISD raises taxes

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Mission school district approves tax increase, budget deficit

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Navarro ISD trustees says no to raises, increases taxes

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Hallsville ISD approves tax increase

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Spring Hill ISD OKs tax increase, budget

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New Turner Stadium dedicated to ‘builder’ of Humble ISD - how about to the taxpayers who actually built the district and the stadium & paid the super's salary?!

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More families turning toward home school for religious reasons

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Ex-Dallas Teacher Pleads Guilty In Child Porn Case

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Houston ISD posts campaign finance reports online but obscures addresses, other information first

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Proposed cuts at Texas Education Agency include $48 million for English textbooks

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Frenship school board unanimously approves budget, increases taxes

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Sweetwater ISD teacher salaries to be raised

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With those scores, I'd want to end testing too.

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Pratt: With those scores, I'd want to end testing too.

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Lubbock ISD bond package - arts, athletics

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Gov. Perry Announces School Savings Incentive

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Luling school board votes to fire coach who put a student in headlock

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School Bus Seat Belt Program Up In the Air

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Early voting begins in Lewisville, Coppell school tax elections

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Pine Tree ISD raises taxes on residents

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Shafer resigns San Marcos CISD superintendency

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Big Spring ISD tax rate "substantially higher", raises given to employees

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Sweetwater ISD passes tax referendum; teachers to get immediate raise

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Students Evacuated at Abilene ISD's Ward Elementary due to smoke

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Wylie ISD Cuts Spending

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Kids okay after bus ends up in ditch in Vidor

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Albany ISD Superintendent among top five in state

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Paying kids for good grades is a failure in common sense

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Southlake police close high school sex assault investigation

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Texas students not doing well on first end-of-course exams - so we'll have to get rid of those too!!!!

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Lack of candor puts San Antonio ISD bond issue at risk - it's the same everywhere

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Plainview school trustees to approve budget, increase in taxes

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La Vega school district to hold tax rate election to approve a 'tax swap'

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Editorial: Beaumont ISD must keep its focus on needs, not wants - the same should be said of all the big-spending districts

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Longview ISD adjusts to fix transportation woes

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State tries to access federal education funds held up by rule

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Dickinson ISD chief recovering from minor heart attack

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North East ISD investigating bus driver; Kindergartener dropped off on busy street alone

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Tax measures pass in Aledo, Castleberry school districts

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Gladewater ISD tax ratification election passes

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Judge rules McAllen school district must pay scheduled raises

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Troup ISD Giving Gifts For Superior TAKS Scores

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Obama "Back to School" propaganda speech set for 9/14

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Texas should invest in high-quality early childhood education programs - more spending for dubious programs

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Campaign touting education as prior