Politics
Texas public schools would have to display Ten Commandments under bill passed by Texas Senate
Posted on · The Senate also passed a bill that would set prayer and Bible reading times during the school day.
Tag: Texas public schools
Literature
‘Little Banned Library’ featuring books removed from schools opening in Houston’s Heights neighborhood
Posted on · A variation of the popular Little Free Library concept, the forthcoming installation in the Heights was designed to resemble a prison cell and feature books that have been banned by public schools in Texas.
Education News
Houston-Area Schools To Benefit From Governor’s Release Of COVID-19 Funds
Posted on · Gov. Greg Abbott, Lieutenant Governor Dan Patrick and House Speaker Dade Phelan announced the release of $11.2 billion in federal aid to Texas schools.
Texas
Analysis: Texans Hate Standardized Tests, But Govern By The Results
Posted on · Kids and parents and teachers have spent the week struggling through another round of standardized testing in Texas public schools. Voters hate it, so politicians hate it. But the test results are a key ingredient of the state's education policy
News
How Many Texas Eighth-Graders From 2005 Went On To College?
Posted on · Use Texas Tribune's Texas Higher Ed Outcomes Explorer to track the educational milestones of every student who started eighth grade in a Texas public school between 1997 and 2005. You can see figures broken down by county, ethnicity and other factors