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  PUBLIC EDUCATION  2012 ARCHIVES
 Headlines archived in chronological order as originally posted in 2012

 
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Program looks to get bright students graduated, off to college ahead of schedule

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McAllen ISD Ends Investigation into Discarded Student Files

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Clash over vouchers comes down to vastly different views on Texas schools

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Curtis Culwell shifts from retirement to a Garland ISD-shaped voice in Austin

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Dallas ISD trustees set criteria for Superintendent Mike Miles’ evaluations, bonus pay

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Texas to probe TEA's failure to catch cheating in El Paso

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Texas schools consider plans to make campuses safer

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Armed teachers in Arlington? Activists say yes

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McAllen ISD leader urges caution when it comes to guns

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Kennedale school district refiles emergency safety plan

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Sheila Jackson Lee Demands 'Panic Rooms' for Schools

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Canutillo ISD board may pick interim leader

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Lubbock ISD parents and teachers discuss arming educators

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Lubbock-Cooper ISD increasing security at campuses

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Alice ISD student arrested for making terroristic threat via Twitter

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Robstown ISD must reopen two elementaries to receive $707,000 in state grant reimbursements

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Dr. Donald Kirk lone finalist for Plainview ISD superintendent

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TEA Commissioner Williams names final member of El Paso ISD board of managers

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Hurst-Euless-Bedford ISD offers Asian language option not readily found: Hindi

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Dallas ISD superintendent concedes he made mistakes in assembling administrative staff

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W.T. White student arrested after Dallas ISD police say he brought gun on campus

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Atascocita HS teacher/coach accused of sex with teen

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Tornillo ISD makes superintendent's resignation official

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CSCOPE under the microscope

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Train Hits School Bus Stalled At Waco Crossing

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Harrold ISD's Faculty Carry on Campus May Become Model for Nation

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Abilene Police Arrest Juvenile for Abilene ISD Threats

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Waco ISD addresses recent shooting rumors

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Threats at Ingleside High School prompt patrols at each district campus Friday

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Spurger student detained; S.O. accuses child of terroristic threat

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Rumors of threats in Chapel Hill ISD found to be not credible

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Burkburnett teen behind bars accused of threatening to go on school shooting rampage

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Brownwood ISD responds to Gov. Rick Perry's view on guns in schools - an example of the ignorance of the Brownwood ISD super.

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HB308 from Rep. Bohac expressly allow school staff to say "Merry Christmas", Bohac's "Merry Christmas Bill" Focuses on Schools

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Munday High School Wins Football State Championship

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Group Launches Reform Effort Focused on Teacher Quality

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Day after Austin ISD votes to dissolve partnership, IDEA charter announces plans to open its own campus - ha!

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Socorro ISD Superintendent Joe Espinoza sets goals for district

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El Paso ISD holds off on firing of administrator

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After Scandal, El Paso Program Looks to Aid Dropouts

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Canutillo ISD board reaches separation agreement with Superintendent

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More bomb threats at Copperas Cove school

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Sharyland ISD: Violent rumors spur heightened security

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Friday Night Lights coach, Gary Gaines, retires from Permian

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Dallas ISD trustees question Superintendent Mike Miles’ pay-for-performance plan

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Perryton police: Man arrested after threatening school violence

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24-year-old man arrested for making bomb threat at Big Spring High School

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Student found with loaded gun at Sterling High School in Houston

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Abilene school administrators say arming teachers not the solution - so what is? How do these geniuses assume that they are going to stop a human being intent on violence and death? Tell me. What has been shown to work? Nothing stops a bad guy with a weapon better than a good guy with a gun and that's what the date proves too, it's not just opinion.

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Driver, bystanders subdue man attempting to steal Palestine ISD school bus with children on board

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Man accused of school-related threats (Austin ISD)

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Gov. Perry supports teachers carrying guns, decision should be local

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TEA to schools: Review of Emergency Operation Plans

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Unsubstantiated threats will lead to police officers on every Abilene ISD, Wylie ISD campus Friday, more, Abilene ISD letter, Wylie ISD letter

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Copperas Cove ISD: Police Investigate 2 More Bomb Threats Targeting Junior High

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Copperas Cove ISD students return; new security measures in place

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Kingwood student accused of drawing racial graffiti on campus

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Heightened Security in Arlington ISD After Alleged Threat

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'Gunfire' at Birdville ISD most likely backfiring vehicle, police say

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Lubbock High orchestra teacher reinstated after guilty plea on pot possession - yep, teach those kids that there are little to no consequences for drug use. Great decision.

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Breckenridge ISD close to deal with FieldTurf - see the things the supposedly broke schools have been spending money on! They grew grass just fine for decades.

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Lambert: Home schooling and the Spirit of Texas

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Irving charter school pondering ZIP code-weighted admissions policy

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El Paso ISD: Former senator says TEA's decision was needed, but long overdue

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Veribest teacher receives $5,000 grant from Humanities Texas

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Vernon teacher, accused of inappropriate relationship, doesn't comment

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Austin ISD board ends contract with IDEA Public Schools

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Bryan ISD chief sets record straight on truancy funds

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Sabine ISD debates bond election

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Unloaded gun found in Longview elementary student's backpack

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Littlefield 5th Grader Brings Gun to School; Parents, Police Not Notified - Congrats to Littlefield ISD officials for remembering that such events can be dealt with in-house without turning such into a circus.

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Spotlight On Harrold ISD: Teachers Carrying Handguns

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Wichita Falls ISD primary parents scared

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CSCOPE director: It's an option, but teaching is still necessary

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CSCOPE: Kids teaching kids

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Hays CISD school board votes to ban Confederate flag - ridiculous

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Some El Paso schools evacuated due to gas line break

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Copperas Cove ISD schools to re-open Monday

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Voters reject La Marque ISD tax hike - congratulations!

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Granbury ISD: "Threat Akin to Yelling Fire in a Theater"

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All Clear Given After Bomb Threat Called into Big Spring High School

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Texas Land Commissioner Touts Armed Security for Schools

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Austin Gun Store Owner Offers Teachers A Discount

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Carrollton high school holds mock drill with shooting-hostage script day before Connecticut slayings

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Dallas school official resigns after audit questions authenticity of invoice

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Pflugerville ISD authorizes domestic partner benefits

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Northside ISD student tracking chip suit back in court

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Parent says Northside ISD is the Antichrist

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Midland ISD Releases List of Imperatives for District

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Greenwood ISD trustees discuss bond options

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Retired fiscal analyst Greenfield says state flush enough to undo all the school cuts - there weren't "cuts" just a reduction in the planned growth. No discussion is worth having without beginning from fact.

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Hays CISD considers banning Confederate flag - oh yeah, that's the way to educate about our history, just ban something. What a farce.

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Austin district to decide fate of IDEA charter school

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One ISD Superintendent Tries to Change Texas Constitution by Exec. Policy

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Clint ISD won't order audit over Superintendent's previous employment at El Paso ISD

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State ed chief discusses STAAR, increasing dropouts, job in Abilene

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Some Texas Districts Pursuing School Choice Locally - as I've pointed out often: open enrollment is a voucher program without the voucher and it hasn't ruined local districts.

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Top official out at troubled El Paso ISD

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El Paso ISD board will ask DA to drop Burges ring 'weapon' case

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Students, Parents Say They Don't Feel Safe at Brownfield ISD

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Brownfield teens out on bond, after guns brought on campus

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78 Texas school districts without safety plan

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Gov. Perry Calls on Texas School Districts to Review Emergency Operation Plans

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Brownfield High School Students Arrested For Bringing Guns to School

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Expert: More Texas school funding won't improve outcome

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Plainview ISD Superintendent decision due

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Bill would raise physical education requirements for high school students

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Wichita Falls ISD poverty numbers are high

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The 4th Amendment Starts to Die for Houston Schoolchildren

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Cuero ISD voters OK tax rate

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Dallas schools chief's hiring practices draw scrutiny

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After Dallas ISD audit, trustees take aim at Mike Miles’ salaries for top executives

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After 9 bomb threats, Cove ISD officials take time to review emergency plan

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Copperas Cove ISD cancels classes through end of week due to bomb threats

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Blount to resign as superintendent at Sands CISD

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Frisco ISD officially hires new superintendent

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Robstown ISD to submit plan for closed schools to state Comptroller's Office

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Denison ISD makes a final push for Munson Stadium Project - so broke public schools! Same old tactic: outdated and "might" be dangerous! Dr. Scott is a profligate spender and he'll not stop until he's put out to that pasture around his mansion of a home.

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San Benito school board approves more pay boosts - but these schools are broke!?

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Pflugerville school board to discuss insurance for domestic partners

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Appeal improves AYP status for Brownsville ISD

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El Paso ISD Board votes to appeal TEA decision

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Mooring Named Lone Finalist for Tyler ISD Superintendent

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Contract of Robstown interim Superintendent Leobardo Cano terminated by trustees

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Robstown ISD trustees discuss $700,000 in funds owed to contractor for work done on closed elementary schools

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Midway ISD bond election finds creative way to avoid giving state local funds

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Lindale ISD wins appeal, all campuses meet AYP

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Waller ISD school bus wreck kills car driver

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Records say 3 El Paso educators were seen buying cocaine

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Bomb threat made at Edcouch-Elsa High School

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Copperas Cove ISD cancels classes Wednesday after string of bomb threats

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Gun discharges in Spring Branch school, no injuries

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Dallas ISD audit finds Miles, top managers broke rules to build team; trustee calls findings ‘very serious’

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Marcelo Cavazos named chief of Arlington ISD

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Top Waco ISD administrator leaves school district

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Bomb Threat At Marlin Elementary School Traced To Jail Inmate

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Again: 2 Copperas Cove schools evacuate due to bomb threats today

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Reward Boosted In Copperas Cove School Bomb Threats; Each Cost District $22,000

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Tyler ISD trustees look at possible $161 million bond package

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El Paso Franklin HS basketball coach reassigned pending district investigation

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Filmmakers to talk about documentary featuring Socorro HS baseball team

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School Bus, Car Collide in Dallas

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In court, TEA official surprises with new definition of 'college ready'

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Settlement reached: Paris ISD vs. architecture firm

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Two Texas Charter Schools Win Race to The Top Grants

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Former Holliday High Softball Coach Back Behind Bars

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Midway ISD plans 2013 bond election to avoid raising taxes

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Oil boom takes toll on students, school districts

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Two suspects detained for Copperas Cove ISD bomb threats

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Six bomb threats in five days at a Copperas Cove ISD campus

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Did La Marque ISD go too far with tax election robo calls? - way over the top!

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Chavez looks to Round Rock ISD's future

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Austin could soon have 1st campus-based in-district charter school

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Charter school leaders urged to educate Legislature on their mission

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El Paso ISD board members may respond to decision to remove them

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Forsan ISD eyes field house renovations

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Border Patrol to meet with school officials this week, discuss bus inspections

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Hewitt Elementary School teacher charged with indecency with a child

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Bathroom Fire Forces Evacuation Of Sunset High School in Dallas

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Dewhurst says Texas needs to speed up process for closing failing schools

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Pratt: High-stakes testing is better than letting schools deliver substandard education

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After School worker creates Santa controversy

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DeSoto's 11 superintendent applicants cut to 3

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Search of Galena Park student who shot himself was incomplete

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Gov. Perry Presents Milken Educator Award to Alvin Teacher

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Lubbock City Council Approves Health Board Study on Synthetic Marijuana, Bath Salts

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Lubbock High teacher pleads no contest to marijuana charge

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Brief from Texas Values on Pflugerville ISD plan to provide benefits to homosexual partners

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Reward Increased For Information About Copperas Cove Campus Bomb Threats

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Boy bitten by bat at Sweetwater HS auditorium

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Pickup rear-ends Bushland ISD school bus

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China Spring ISD Investigates Communications Between Teacher, Student

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TEA Commissioner Strips El Paso ISD Board of Authority

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El Paso ISD school board removed, board managers appointed to oversee district

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Sen. Jose Rodriguez response to removal of EPISD board of trustees

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State witness says Texas schools ‘above average’

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State to go on offensive in school finance trial

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Feds try to ban Calvin Walker from Beaumont ISD

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Port Arthur ISD superintendent Dr. Johnny Brown appears in court

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Arlington ISD Expected to Name New Superintendent

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Premont ISD superintendent confident district has made good case to stay open

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Midway ISD school teacher arrested for Indecency with a child

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Kennedale H.S. Teacher's Aide Charged with Sexual Assault of a Child

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Glass taken out at 18 Austin school cafeterias

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Garland High School Student Busted with Loaded Gun at School

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Former Student Sues Fredericksburg ISD Over 2009 Sexual Abuse Case

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North East ISD high school principal resigns amid allegations of theft

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Third Written Bomb Threat In Two Days Forces Copperas Cove Jr. High Evacuation

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Lockdown at Cedar Hill High School lifted after bomb threat

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Big Country educators open to higher teacher requirements, but think they're unnecessary

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Vernon ISD Teacher, Student Relationship Under Investigation

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Pearland ISD bus driver accused of having sex with student

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Ex-Judson ISD teacher indicted, allegedly bully hit

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Update: Galena Park student in ICU after shooting self at school, Galena Park ISD student shoots himself in back of cop car at school

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Spring Branch ISD gets $2 million grant from Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation

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El Paso's La Fe preparatory loses top administrators

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Boerne ISD eyes $99.5 million bond proposal

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Charter schools craft Legislative agenda

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TLCA pushes for funding

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New Austin school trustees flex muscle in reconsidering charter contract, all-boys school

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Interim superintendent chosen for Hays school district

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Officials Find Written Threat At Copperas Cove Jr. High

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Dallas ISD Superintendent indicates he won’t change climate survey methodology

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A License To Teach? North Texas Teacher Association Supports It

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Canutillo ISD Superintendent's job on line after audit

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Student fighting removal from school over RFID badge can stay two more weeks

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Texas teen takes home $100,000 science prize

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Decatur HS Evacuated Due to Bomb Threat

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Henderson ISD to host open forum on vacant property use

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Houston ISD policy for 'red shirt' students causes confusion

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Barack Obama Male Leadership Academy at Dallas ISD

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Tyler ISD hopes to name new Superintendent next week

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Mother questions New Diana ISD's punishment

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Computer glitch delays some STAAR retesting

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Homosexual benefits in Pflugerville district to go before school board

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Study for Dallas ISD finds majority of black male students think race, gender affect how teachers treat them - they likely didn't consider how they dress, groom or speak.

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Texas asks feds to opt out of 'No Child Left Behind"

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Storify: El Paso ISD unheeded warnings timeline

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El Paso ISD administrator says Texas Education Agency monitor 'accusatory,' rejected his help

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Resolve issues around IDEA-Allan so the district can tackle bigger challenges

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McAllen ISD iPad app allows students to report bullying

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Opinion: La Marque ISD needs tax increase to improve

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Klein ISD vandalism suspects to remain in parents’ custody

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Cops: Slaton ISD school bus hit by drunk driver

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No injuries in Lubbock ISD school bus accident on Fourth Street

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Twitter Fight Leads to Brawl, More Police at Plano Vines High School

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Corpus Christi ISD police investigate student assault at middle school

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Plainview ISD superintendent search continues to narrow

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Many 9th graders skipped STAAR retests during summer

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Grief counselors available at a Terrell middle school to help students cope with girl’s death

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Ingleside teacher wins Texas Farm Bureau award

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Hutto HS Evacuated After Chemistry Experiment Mishap

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Klein ISD students accused of neighborhood rampage identified

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Houston ISD to open bidding for $1.89B bond program projects

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McKinney ISD Teachers Win Raytheon Math Hero Awards

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TEA commissioner requests audit of how agency investigated El Paso school district cheating

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TEA Commissioner: STAAR scores will not count in course grade this year

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CSCOPE superintendents deny parents access to teaching materials

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CSCOPE under the microscope: ‘Curriculum management’ system under scrutiny from lawmakers, parents

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Spending Money to Make Money in Northside ISD

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Dallas ISD board votes to end extended teacher workday

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Needville ISD for statewide equity

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Wichita Falls ISD Examining Impact of Cutting Choice Program Bus Routes

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Waco ISD picks contractor for new manufacturing campus

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Several Waco ISD schools victim to car burglaries

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Lubbock-Cooper ISD: From cotton fields to state-of-the-art education

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Gov. Perry Calls for Deferral of 15 Percent Rule on End of Course Exams in public schools

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Deion Sanders' Prime Prep Academy Pulls Out of UIL

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Northside ISD wants ID case moved to federal court

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Del Rio teacher arrested on federal child pornography charges

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Sex with 12-year-old student gets female teacher (Northside ISD) 10 years in prison

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Observers get look at iPads in McAllen classrooms

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High school coach on leave after toddler son's death ruled homicide

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Wichita Falls ISD's campus Choice Program may change

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Suit targets ‘locator’ chips in Texas student IDs

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Case May Affect Future of High-Tech Student IDs

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Beaumont ISD electrical contractor Calvin Walker to be sentenced

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Cisco ISD Uses Technology to Fight Back Against Bullying

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Scandal-plagued, always troubled Dallas ISD suggested as model for reform by Obama's education secretary Duncan

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New Braunfels ISD selling new round of refunding bonds

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Search for new Kilgore ISD chief under way

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Athletic improvements to take place at Sweetwater ISD

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7 Texas school districts/entities on list of finalists for Race-to-the-Top direct-to-locals

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Student Caught With Gun, 11 Rounds Of Ammunition in Copperas Cove

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Charter school enrollment jumps in Dallas

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Garland Teacher to Plead Guilty to Sex with Students

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Houston Region Leading The Way On Diesel School Bus Upgrades

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Ex-Northside ISD official handed probation in bribery case

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A case against the La Marque ISD tax increase

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Galveston ISD police officer saves choking student

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Amarillo ISD starts construction to keep up with growing city

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Kilgore ISD trustees issue final bond sale

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Dallas ISD named a finalist in federal “Race to the Top” competition

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Texas High School Graduation Rates Among Highest in U.S. - how can this be possible when we are constantly told that Texas public schools are last, or near last, in everything?!

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Breakfast in classrooms spur program's participation growth in Abilene ISD

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More Security For West Texas School District After Large Stash Of Marijuana Found On Bus

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Broke? Texas school chiefs doing well.

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Texas school superintendent salaries on the rise - no surprise but scandalous!

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More Dallas ISD employees making six-figure salaries

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New DISD chief of staff changes mind, won’t come to Dallas

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Editorial: Stop Austin ISD’s flawed proposal for single-sex schools

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Push to rename El Paso High fields after 1st black student delayed

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Schools reducing use of RNs

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Texas school critic focuses on workforce

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Anonymous claims it hacked Northside ISD website

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Texas high school statewide football pairings (Nov. 30-Dec.1, 2012)

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Ex-East Texas coach gets championship ring decades after titles

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Schools' tracking devices cause controversy

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Northside ISD student who won't wear tracking chip reassigned

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Bulk bags of marijuana found on Culberson County-Allamoore ISD school bus

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Humble ISD school bus assault caught on camera

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Tornillo ISD superintendent placed on leave effective immediately

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Brownsville ISD Recount Under Way

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Effort to oust Weslaco ISD attorney fails after clash at school board

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Audit finds that Dallas ISD enjoys healthiest financial position in years

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Mandarin Chinese catching on in Dallas-area schools

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Education Commissioner Williams eyes another goal of school ratings

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TABC will not file charges against former River Road band director

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Saenz: The Pflugerville ISD power grab

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Northside ISD Student Expelled for Refusing Location Tracking RFID Badge

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Frisco school trustees name Austin area leader as lone finalist for superintendent

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Federal rankings muddle already-confusing picture of public schools, administrators say - of course that's what highly paid administrators administrating troubled, failing schools would say. They'd rather you believe all was well.

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Will San Antonio ISD fail the Bonham challenge?

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La Marque ISD tax rate is up for a vote

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Mineola ISD leader pushing technology - spend, spend, spend

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$20K worth of innovative projects set for Tyler classrooms

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Drippings Springs teen seriously injured in school assault

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Roma school trustees vote to delay elections again

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Montgomery ISD gives approval to demographic deal

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Humble ISD approves salary increases

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Superintendent: Texas districts have made ‘great case’ in school finance lawsuit

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Pine Tree ISD using phones as educational tools

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Editorial: El Paso ISD board of trustees should be replaced

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Judson ISD board taking steps toward bond

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2 more charter schools for San Antonio

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School district debt grows as enrollment increases

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Lucio bill would require cognitive tests as high school football concussion precaution

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High school football Region I playoff pairings

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School Bus Crashes Into Fort Worth Home

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Big Sandy ISD school bus, truck collide; 1 hospitalized

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El Paso ISD teacher accused of sex assault on girl on paid leave

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Ex-Childress ISD teacher's aide pleads guilty in teen sex

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Brownsville school's 'Thanksgiven' spelling error goes viral - public ed at its best!

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Legal action taken against sitting Edcouch-Elsa school board members - how's that "local control" working out for you?

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Texas City plays first postseason home game in 38 years

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In Financing Texas Schools, Defining "Adequate" - last paragraph is right

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Sen. Dan Patrick at the Rally for School Choice

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Lubbock ISD board approves cardiac screening for student-athletes - more gov't as protector and more spending from an ISD claiming to be broke!

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Jim Ned Coleman ISD board says 'No' to annexation

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Magnolia woman allegedly plants gun in student’s backpack

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Certification board could strip ex-El Paso ISD official's credentials

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Frisco ISD superintendent search nearing end

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Tensions rise at Tornillo ISD board meeting

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New school ranking system in the works

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Houston ISD may delay teacher evaluation plan

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Seguin ISD delays donation of historic Juan Seguin campus

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Alice ISD trustees select interim superintendent as lone finalist for top spot

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Mistake throws Hidalgo school election results into question

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SES tutor sues Dallas ISD, claims district has withheld $1.4 million from the company

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Round Rock ISD postpones discussion on changes to sex education curriculum

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Levelland High School Cancels Classes Due to Bomb Threat, more

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Wichita Falls ISD looks at 25 specific objectives for change

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Texas Tech ISD Warns Of Expiration of Current GED Test

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Jim Ned school board to vote on petition to annex Novice ISD land

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Sheldon ISD warns parents of attempted abduction

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Goose Creek ISD: 7 students lured at bus stops

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Galveston assistant principal on leave after drug arrest

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Corpus Christi schools launch a plastic bag recycling competition, part of a yearlong education initiative - no, it's a yearlong propaganda campaign.

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Iowa Park CISD Hoping to Expand

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Wichita Fallas ISD teacher stipend money is found

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Stabbing at Grulla Middle School sends student to hospital

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Ysleta ISD buys security system for Superintendent

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El Paso ISD new superintendent profile released

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Dallas ISD didn’t use federal funds for ‘Red Tails’ movie outing

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Assistant to lead while Garland ISD seeks successor to Superintendent

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Willis ISD to buy 350 tablets for student use at school, home - but they are "oh, so broke"!

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Mother wants action from Lyford school district after a teacher allegedly calls her son 'dumb and stupid'

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Expert: Texas' bilingual ed needs have skyrocketed

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Brownwood ISD school board reorganizes amid nepotism claim

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Jim Ned ISD school board sets Thursday vote on Novice ISD land annexation

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Jim Ned ISD school board hears case for controversial Novice ISD petition

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TEA seeks extra funding to prevent cheating on state exams

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Ex-Pflugerville band leader in Texas gets 2 years for sex abuse

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McGregor ISD following Midway's lead buying iPads for students - the "oh, so broke schools" continue their keeping up the Jones ways.

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Dallas ISD employees who drive superintendent warned to keep quiet — or risk termination

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Dallas ISD Superintendent Mike Miles has a new chief of staff

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Abilene ISD narrows list of locations for all-boys school

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Weslaco ISD threatens newspaper over story on district mismanagement

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Whitehouse ISD coach shown the door despite historic, undefeated season

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Irving ISD sees SAT scores improve after giving test on school day

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Austin ISD trustees face challenges rebuilding public trust

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Austin ISD school district cancels homosexual-tinted play performances

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Dallas ISD administration to propose changes for 45-minute extended workday next month

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Dallas ISD football coach accused of having sex with a 16-year-old girl at school

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Lubbock High School orchestra leader jailed on marijuana misdemeanor charge

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Ex-Calvert ISD Coach Pleads Guilty In Drug Conspiracy Case

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Sinton police: Taft ISD educator found in motel room with female student

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Taft ISD Band Director Placed on Administrative Leave

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‘Hoax’ empties Brazoswood High School

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Bryan ISD looks at changing GPA calculation

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Dallas ISD plans recruitment effort to fill teacher vacancies

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Dallas ISD says it would lose about $12 million in federal funds (in one year) if sequestration cuts take effect

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Greenville ISD says suspicious man who approached middle-schooler was innocent case of mistaken identity

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Novice ISD consolidation vote guarantees Coleman ISD property

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Superintendent And Principals Discuss Passage Of Houston ISD Bond Proposal

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Pringle-Morse CISD voters approve $1.8M bond issue for buildings

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Abilene ISD part of coalition to overturn AYP ratings since inception - no surprise those who fail to meet basic standards want the standards done away with.

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Update: Driver had heart-attack, School bus crashes into Dallas apartment building

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El Paso ISD administrator who allegedly concealed cheating scheme documents will retire

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Houston ISD Gets $1.9 Billion Bond Approved

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Major shakeup in Edcouch-Elsa school board; challengers take 6 of 7 seats

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Ex-super triumphs in Weslaco school board race

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Colorado ISD school improvement propositions fail

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Voters deny Goldthwaite ISD bond for a second time

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Decision Made on Novice, Coleman School Consolidation

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Christoval ISD vote canceled

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IDEA to open a second charter school in San Antonio

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Denton school janitor arrested on indecency charge

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Dallas ISD trustees to revisit extended teacher workday

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Arlington ISD trustees reject Chavez holiday again

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After cuts, Dallas ISD is adding teachers again - and yet the Legislature hasn't sent more money! The fraud of the "drastic cuts" folk again exposed.

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Austin-area school bus with 41 aboard crashes on Old Manchaca Road

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Manor ISD, among poorest districts, buys $2 million worth of iPads

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62 apply for Plainview ISD superintendent job

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Your Texas education dollars are being wasted

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Katy's Beckendorff Junior High evacuated after threatening message found on campus

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New Dallas ISD Superintendent looks toward the future

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Dallas school making sure pregnant teens don’t miss out on education

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Nacogdoches ISD gets recognition in Education Executive Magazine

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Robstown ISD trustee gets paid almost $29,000 to replace high school A/C unit

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Houston ISD trustee got cut of contracts awarded to associate, records show

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Mayor Rawlings: Dallas school changes won't come easily

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Houston teachers bring school to ill children

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Neighbors concerned after Clint ISD employee is arrested on porn charges

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Robstown ISD trustees revise interim superintendent's contract, leave superintendent search for new board

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Q&A with John Kuhn on school’s over-reliance on testing

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Editorial: Time to revise zero tolerance on campus

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Dallas ISD continues Reasoning Mind online math program despite questions

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Paradise High in Wise Co. evacuated after bomb threat

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Major construction happening at Sunray ISD

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Arlington ISD names Cavazos as lone finalist for superintendent

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Texas Schools Find Creative Ways to Teach About Water - propagandizing your children

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Texas Schools Turn to Technology to Monitor Students - more waste of funds from schools which claim to be broke

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2nd El Paso ISD official in week resigns over testing scandal

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Killeen ISD teacher on leave after boy's mouth taped

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Mixed Emotions As Novice ISD Detachment Petition Accepted

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Secretary of state's office tells Novice ISD that consolidation election can't be canceled

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Ex-Pflugerville band teacher admits making, sharing child porn

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El Paso ISD IT employee arrested on child porn charge

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Early vote low for Roxton ISD tax rollback

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State panel rejects appeal from Prime Prep players

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Highland Park High School senior arrested on sex assault charge

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El Paso County commissioner candidate gets El Paso ISD PR job - schools are not competitive businesses and they don't need PR people.

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Vidor ISD school bus involved in accident

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Edcouch-Elsa ISD: UIL Appeal Granted; Punishment Modified

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Houston ISD elementary student shoots classmate with BB gun

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Abilene ISD rewards good test-takers with money

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Critics: Teachers deserve louder voice as schools seek federal funds

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Educrat top-bosses fearful of more cuts to public ed

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Pratt: Consider mission-creep when talking public school funding

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Senators delve into school discipline, find unfair practices

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Former River Road ISD coach receives 10-year deferred sentence in student sex case

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Principal in Texas test scandal leaves El Paso district

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Corpus Christi ISD trustees approve $21.2 million health insurance plan

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Arlington city, school district eye shared ways to save costs

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Arlington school district says it will include start times in planned review

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Mercury clean up at Dallas ISD elementary nearly complete

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Novice ISD delays decision on petition to Thursday

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KCBD: Did Harmony charter school administrator cheat students?

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McGregor ISD gets 600 IPads for students and teachers - oh so broke!

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Business leaders not budging on school accountability

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Expert: Texas schools need $8 billion in extra funding per year - yeah...

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Even More Money For Education Needed?

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Lawmakers Discuss Discretion in School Discipline Cases

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Three Urban Park Elementary children hospitalized for mercury poisoning; EPA’s helping Dallas ISD with clean-up

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11 school districts spend $140M on discipline - spend, spend, spend

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Texans should require more local control on education front

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Well-heeled San Antonio effort aims for many more charter schools, more

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Novice ISD controversy heads to mediation meeting

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Partnership aims to help students in West Dallas

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Port Arthur ISD superintendent on leave pending investigation

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McAllen ISD in court over educator pay increases

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Killeen school district takes closer look at course retests

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Whitesboro ISD voters to decide on $16 million bond

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Departures, morale at Dallas ISD

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Plano ISD apologizes for town hall meeting, announces changes at Hunt Elementary

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Plano school officials step up safety measures at Hunt Elementary in Murphy

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Dallas ISD changes the way it conducts bond business

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Texas state Sen. José Rodríguez may call for El Paso ISD board's removal

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McAllen ISD Says Budget Cuts Will Affect Entire Community

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Roby teacher/coach arrested for alleged improper relationship with student

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Comal ISD bus crash victims released from hospitals

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School choice vouchers expected to dominate 83rd legislative session

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Greater Houston Public School Debt Hits $6.4 Billion

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Dallas ISD’s $2.69 billion in outstanding debt leads all Texas school districts, comptroller says

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A Little Debt Context: Public ed in Texas

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Comptroller: Texas schools racking up rising debt

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Comptroller Issues Report on Education Debt in Texas

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Who needs Teachers when you can hire an administrator?

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School Staffing Far Outpacing Classroom Growth

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Santa Anna ISD to Distribute Laptops to Students - but aren't these schools broke?

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AFP on Report Issued Today on Public School Staffing Surge

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Alice ISD trustees narrow superintendent search to three finalists

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El Paso ISD hires accounting firm to investigate district

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El Paso ISD critics rally, call for board's resignation

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El Paso ISD trustees approve former TEA official to investigate

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Harlandale ISD board turns to police over evaluation leak

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Dallas ISD nurse accused of stealing child’s ADD pills, replacing them with prescription painkiller

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Ex-TEA official may lead audit of El Paso ISD

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Community lets EPISD know what they look for in new superintendent

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Northwest ISD student sickened by marijuana-laced brownie from classmate

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Austin school board in split vote approves superintendent contract extension

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McKinney Student Arrested After Threatening School On Facebook

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State education commissioner seeks to reach consensus in Novice ISD controversy

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Harlandale ISD teacher's fate in leader's hands

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Texas school finance trial kicks off

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UIL reworks class system to make six-man football schools Class 1A

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White Settlement ISD to decide punishment for bomb bus prank

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Bomb threat evacuates Bronte schools

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Killeen ISD explains changes in calculating grades

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Tuesday rally: PAC will push for firings at El Paso ISD

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State education chief sets meeting to resolve Novice ISD consolidation quandary

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Harlingen middle school student claims coach pushed him, mom demands apology

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9-year-old brings gun to Nederland school

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Frenship teacher Jeremy Wagner named Texas teacher of the year

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Pflugerville schools same-sex benefits policy draws a crowd Thursday night

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Charter School Studied for Tyler ISD

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Dallas ISD chief of staff Alan King's resignation expected, superintendent says

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Pro-Houston ISD bond package signs placed on school buses!

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Plainview ISD bus driver involved in wreck suspended pending investigation

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Plainview ISD board gets behind eminent domain move

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Copperas Cove Teacher Charged In Alleged Injury To Student Resigns

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Plano ISD elementary teacher arrested for alleged sexual contact with student

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Former Pecos High School Teacher Charged with Having Child Pornography

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Robstown ISD: Inside the District, Outside the Classroom

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Huffman ISD files suit against driver who struck school bus

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Ref banned after silencing Garland middle school band, Apology after Garland middle school band silenced

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Rep. Frullo (HD84) Announces 2012-2013 Aerospace Scholars Program

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$16 million Whitesboro school bond focuses on safety

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Teacher gets probation for groping student

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Bus carrying Plainview ISD students collides with pickup

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Update: Judge rules for Cheerleaders in Bible Banner suit, Texas judge to rule today on cheerleaders' display of Bible verses

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Code Red: The Battle Over School Choice in Texas

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Copperas Cove ISD teacher allegedly abuses 4-year-old

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Pflugerville High School Rock Gym receives a Texas historical marker

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Gladewater ISD withdraws from county group, says it can get same services elsewhere cheaper

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College Station ISD board says new schools needed

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Dallas ISD Targeted in Senator Coburn's "Waste Book"

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Houston ISD police officer charged with extortion

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HPD: Furr High School student accused of shooting at witness in retaliation

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Valley educators meet to shape teacher union’s legislative agenda

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Mineola ISD board names Fuller new superintendent

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Dallas-area school districts’ bond projects forced to change with the times

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Dallas ISD’s new HR executive director already out

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Coppell ISD adds grief counselors amid loss of a second student this week

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U.S. Attorney: No deadline for Beaumont ISD to claim Calvin Walker money

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Cy-Fair ISD may drop 7th-graders from sex-ed classes

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Police: San Benito CISD teacher used Facebook to seek sex with 12-year-old

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North Lamar ISD looks at merger with Paris ISD

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Richardson teacher gets Twitter-era kids to connect to the classics

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No pay raise for Wichita Falls ISD employees, stipends for some

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Wichita Falls ISD Refuses to Disenroll Child to Homeschool

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Austin-Area Schools Put Report Cards and Much More Online

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Hays Consolidated ISD moving into 'Well' Clinic building

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One Central Texas high school drops ‘Dixie,’ while another keeps it

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TEA: Procedures for the start of the day in each Texas public school

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Lawsuit filed over noose at Marion ISD

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Big Spring ISD dealing with teacher shortage

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Dallas school counselor loses career after developing emotional tie to student

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More Texas teachers accused of crossing the line with students

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Former Dallas teacher says messages to students misconstrued

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Georgetown school district teaching students to repair planes, fly them

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Faith Meets Football and a Dispute Ensues in East Texas

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Police: Houston bus driver charged after leaving boy on bus

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Lewisville ISD Tries Out "Flipped" Classrooms

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Texas City ISD hall monitor accused of choking student

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Houston ISD worker charged in child porn case

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Cy-Fair fourth grader released from juvenile detention

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Former El Paso principal allegedly rips off famed movie speech in scolding of former superintendent

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Tax Hikes When You Least Expect Them (from public schools)

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Texas Windmills Make Schools Share With Poorer Districts

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Texas Education Agency denies making list of El Paso ISD officials who should be fired

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Big Rig Hits Austin School Bus On I-35

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Judge's ruling due Friday on Novice ISD detachment petition

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Will ed cuts turn off Friday night lights? Video claims high school football is vulnerable- more extreme hyperbole from the spend, spend, spend crowd on public ed! The same people who promised that the Texas budget would produce 100,000 out of work teachers - the reality was hardly 10% of that figure.

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Former Fredericksburg teacher in sex case faces suit, possible prison

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Big Spring ISD to seek class size waiver

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Lubbock ISD reports increase in AP test takers

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Judge decides ex-Childress teacher's aide cannot text while awaiting child porn trial

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El Paso ISD unanimously votes to deny appeal of former Bowie principal Jesus Chávez

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Texas Education Commissioner tells El Paso ISD to make 'hard decisions'

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Kilgore teacher's aid accused of abuse no longer with district

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Tatum ISD planning to change rules on public participation at meetings

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Sanders Prime Academy basketball players banned from play

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Belton Residential Behavioral Center To Send Students To Public Schools

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Hardin-Jefferson ISD implements new iPad program - they're all so broke you know.

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AP exam participation up 4% in Texas

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Dallas ISD Superintendent Mike Miles finds 32 things wrong with the district - that's all?

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Marshall ISD school bus driver hurt in wreck

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Former Longivew ISD teacher seeks bail reduction on child sex assault charges

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Ex-coach claims Title IX inequities at Longview High

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For Sale: Cy-Fair ISD School Board Seats

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Georgetown ISD residents head to the polls for tax ratification vote

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Electronic instructions calls for careful legislative study

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Pflugerville ISD to offer benefits for homosexual partners

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Ex-El Paso ISD principal in test-cheating scandal pushes for return

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In Pilot Program, Student IDs Track the Students

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Education: The Other Infrastructure Problem

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Hutto ISD targets hispanic students in 'Scores for Hope' program

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Corpus Christi ISD to break ground on new academy for career and technical education

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Deadline imminent as Garland ISD narrows focus of superintendent search

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New IDEA McAllen campus part of broad expansion plan

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Midland ISD bond PAC prepares for yard sign campaign

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Kountze superintendent explains why he banned signs when he didn't want to

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Do the Kountze cheerleaders get T-shirt profits?

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Forsan ISD eyes possible bond election

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Former El Paso ISD superintendent sentenced to 3½ years in jail, must pay $180,000 in restitution

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Brownwood high school released early due to water leak

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Kountze ISD cheerleaders can display religious signs for now

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Cheerleaders With Bible Verses Set Off a Debate

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Dallas ISD Superintendent Mike Miles discusses teacher turnover, addresses rumors

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Education gets high priority in new Senate chair picks

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New school voucher fight looms

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Lessons learned, school choice can pass now

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For Some Teachers, Strain Runs Deeper Than Budget Cuts

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Manor School Bus Rear Ended; 5 Students Hurt

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School bus plunges from I-37 in San Antonio, 4 hurt

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Highland ISD and it's 240 students celebrating 75 years

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Abilene ISD delays sex ed discussion

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Kountze ISD Super: I got bad legal advice, cheerleader testifies

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Judge set to hear Kountze cheerleaders' case about Bible-themed banners

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Several children, school bus driver hurt when woman crashes into bus in Hardin Co.

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El Paso ISD monitor: Trustees lacking in leadership

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Dozens of Dallas ISD employees in human resources let go, told to reapply to stay in DISD

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Robstown ISD bond election will be $1 million less than expected after administrative mistake

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12-year-old girl facing felony charge for school bomb threat at Northside ISD

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FBI: Katy teen posts sinister plan online to kill school kids in shooting rampage

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Former United ISD employee arrested for hiding camera in men's restroom

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Shapleigh: Former El Paso ISD Superintendent Lorenzo García deserves harsh sentence

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El Paso ISD: Teacher reassigned after controversial 9/11 assignment

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2 injured in crash that sparked Arlington ISD bus fire\

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San Marcos Schools Give Universal Free Breakfast a Try - why the hell isn't there "stigma" to wasting taxpayer money, to spending other people's money for something people should take care of on their own?!

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KIPP to open elementary charter school in Red Bird area of Dallas

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KIPP will bring a charter elementary to Westmoreland and Camp Wisdom

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Texas public school advocates urge lawmakers to undo education spending cuts

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More Kountze cheerleaders join suit against school district

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Temporary restraining order halts Novice ISD detachment petition

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Texas Attorney General Greg Abbott Stands Behind “Bullied” [Kountze] School District

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El Paso ISD Rebuilds After Fraudulent Testing

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Chapel Hill ISD football player suffers blod clot on brain during practice

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La Joya ISD board members question nutrition program controversy

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New busing system saving Brazosport ISD money

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PRO/CON VIEW: Should public schools observe Halloween?

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ACLU of Texas scouring state ISDs’ shelves for ‘challenged’ books

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Dallas ISD seeks input on proposed AP social studies, science materials

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Dallas ISD board president continues `gift card incentive’ for attendance

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Grapevine-Colleyville ISD school bus involved in accident

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Select Texas School Districts Aim to Pilot Testing Reforms

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All but 2 Kountze cheerleaders join suit against school district

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Alief High School student critical after being hit by bus

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Judson ISD ousts substitute teacher alleged to have propositioned a 15-year-old student

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TEA Launches College and Career Planning Website

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Cameras Catching Drivers Ignoring School Bus Stop Sign

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Rigor a big factor in college readiness

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New book details fight over Texas students' history standards

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Public Schools Turn to Parents' Dollars for Support- the problem the equality folk have - local control and enrichment will always lead to more disparity.

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Driver dead after school buses collide in San Antonio

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It's harder for charter schools to keep teachers - nope, it's like any other business - the well managed have less problem than the non-well-managed. The turnover rate is higher because of more innovation and higher standards from my experience.

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Andrews ISD to Consider iPad Purchases for Elementary Campuses - broke?

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Pecos School District Looking to Install New Scoreboard - oh so broke are ISDs.

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Monahans-Wickett-Pyote ISD Looking at How to Handle Enrollment Increase

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Del Valle ISD officials say they need more facilities

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Paris ISD lawsuit against Natex Architects settled

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Wichita Falls HS teacher named state's top in biology

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Heavy rain forces Grapeland ISD to cancel classes

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At 100, Fort Worth's Polytechnic High School has a lot to celebrate

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Austin school district seeking millions to explore a new way of funding schools

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Lake Travis school board discusses purchasing jumbo scoreboard - and yet they all claim to be broke!

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Texas must spend billions more to boost test scores, districts in lawsuit say

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Private Funding Helps Teachers Bring Latest Technology Into Classrooms

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Editorial: Port Arthur ISD voters stood up to higher taxes

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Progreso Students Return to Class after Brief Evacuation

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Rains force the cancellation of school across Midland

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Detectives say Springtown elementary school teacher brought and used meth at work every day for 7 years

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Convicted Kennedale teacher Brittni Colleps featured on 20/20, more

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Humble ISD high school teacher accused of molesting relative

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New Braunfels teen arrested for terroristic threat against High School

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'Flipped classrooms' in North Texas turn traditional teaching on its head

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Vidor HS vandalized near football lockers

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Attorney general defends right of cheerleaders to display religious banners

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Texas AG Weighs In On School's Bible Verse Controversy

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Attorney General Abbott Blasts Letter Sent to Kountze ISD Officials Regarding Cheerleaders' First Amendment Rights To Display Bible Verses During Football Games

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Waco: 500-Year-Old Tree Safe, New Athletic Facility Approved

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Architects, Spring Hill ISD receive design award

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Former Lockhart teacher indicted on sexual assault of a child charges

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Report Examines How Budget Cuts Affected Texas Schools - there have been very few affects. Remember they told us the layoffs would be 100,000 teachers! 10% of that figure hardly lends credibility to the education lobby.

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Proposed study would look at food left on students’ plates in several Dallas schools

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Comal ISD says it needs to hire 18 more teachers

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El Paso ISD appoints new interim superintendent

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La Marque ISD trustees raise taxes

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Robstown ISD voters to decide on $13.5 million bond

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Men can paddle girls under revised Springtown school policy

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Beaumont rally to support Kountze cheerleaders Wednesday

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Spring ISD teacher who sexually assaulted student makes plea agreement

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Fire That Damaged Killeen Middle School Was Set On Purpose

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TEA asks Novice ISD not to detach property

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Number of Hispanic, African American Students Taking SAT in Texas Skyrockets

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Barbers Hill school board to discuss getting rid of paddling

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Texas already is looking for its next public school accountability system

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Conservatives push to let districts opt out of state education regulations

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El Paso ISD may name interim chief this week

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Class size sometimes irrelevant; Some educators prefer more local control

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Teacher tenure a huge obstacle to meaningful education reform

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Wichita Falls ISD open to longer school days

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Killeen ISD Releases Plans After Fire Damages Middle School

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Fire Engulfs Killeen ISD Middle School

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Bonfire mishap hospitalizes Spearman sophomore

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Springtown school violates policy when girl spanked by male administrator

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Former football player sues coach & Marble Falls ISD over efforts at injury prevention

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TEA: White Oak ISD Part of Reform Program

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Big Spring ISD exceeds 4,000 for 1st time in more than a decade

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Pratt: Standards & leadership, not money, key in public school performance

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Comptroller Releases 2012 “FAST” Ratings for Texas Schools

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See your school district's FAST report here.

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Wylie excels in state analysis of cost-effective school districts

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Most school districts in San Antonio-area slump in state study

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No Lubbock County school districts get five-star rating from Tx Comptroller

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Parents sue Lockhart ISD over sex assault

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School Choice: Your Money, Your Decision

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Schools adding WiFi to three R's - more waste & distraction

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Update: Judge grants TRO to opponents of Kountze religious sign ban, Kountze cheerleaders told no Bible verses on signs for football games - ridiculous

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Editorial: School-sponsored signs must be neutral on faith - since when to cheerleader signs "represent the official position of the school district"? Balderdash.

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Undercover police officer posed as high school student to nab drug dealers in Cleveland ISD

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Man pleads guilty to hacking El Paso ISD computer system

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La Joya schools could lose free lunch program

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Harlingen CISD to renovate stadium - but they are broke are they not?

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Harlandale ISD sues over $20 million air conditioning system

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8-year old bitten by rattlesnake on playground at NE ISD in San Antonio

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TAB's Hammond: Wake Up — Schools Are Failing - "The school bureaucrats blame everyone but themselves."

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Mike Miles presents Dallas ISD plan to business leaders

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In state of Dallas ISD speech, Miles promises hiring, firing, other changes to improve academics

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Opposing sides meet, clash on the Pre-K 4 San Antonio proposal

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Chireno ISD plans to build $1 million agriculture shop

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Mineola ISD names finalist for superintendent

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Harlandale ISD OKs $1.7M to retool old spaces

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Editorial: Houston ISD ethics rules would ban shenanigans

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New North East ISD schools delayed again

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Cy-Fair ISD bus driver pleads guilty (drugs) in crash while transporting students

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Wimberley ISD board president: Rep. Isaac offers common sense on schools funding

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Claim: Beaumont ISD closed program to prevent enrollment of homosexual

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Central Texas school districts boost anti-bullying efforts

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Carroll ISD looks for new ways to address deficit after tax increase measure fails - simple, stop spending so much. Start at central office.

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Carroll and Crowley school districts show why we have school finance lawsuits

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Loraine ISD to Break Ground on Multimillion Dollar School Facility

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Lometa ISD coach facing improper relationship charges resigns

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Monahans ISD Sees An Increase In Enrollment, Needs More Teachers

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Autistic George West student denied use of comfort dog

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Lubbock Cooper ISD enhances school security

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Measuring Academic Progress and Financial Efficiency in Texas Schools (FAST)

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Charter schools don't skim top students

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Ex-PAISD registrar sentenced for relationship with student

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Nederland girl plays football, 'intimidates' other teams

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Texas piloting two new teacher evaluation systems

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El Paos ISD monitored bridges: Officials took pictures of students entering US

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School officials investigated ex-Fossil Ridge band director after complaints of bullying

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TEA audit finds Tornillo ISD chief abused power to get $47,000

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Bungled bid costs Dallas ISD $10 million in federal technology funds

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Sinton police search for Odem High School student who attempted to assault principal

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Big Spring ISD Combines Bus Routes to Make Up for Lack of Drivers

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Manor school bus driver charged with abuse of child

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Manor ISD parents are talking to their kids about abusive bus driver

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Coleman school board votes against petition to annex part of Novice ISD to Jim Ned CISD

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Former Childress ISD elementary teacher's aide indicted on child porn charges

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Ysleta ISD: Teachers union chief calls for investigation of administrator

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Ex-El Paso County Judge Luther Jones agrees to pay Ysleta ISD $250,000 in restitution

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Two Ozen football players indicted for child porn, assault

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Enrollment surge revives ROTC in Brazosport ISD

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Houston-area school districts adopt new take on sex ed

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Tornillo ISD should beef up financial controls, guard against more ‘reckless’ spending by superintendent Paul Vranish: TEA

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Manor ISD: Bus Driver Fired For Questionable Conduct

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Residents make outcry on tree; Waco ISD stops construction plans

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Frisco ISD Superintendent Rick Reedy announces retirement

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Houston ISD board to vote on ethics reform

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Dallas ISD students’ ACT and SAT scores improve tiny bit but still lag state averages

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Pflugerville School Bus & Truck Collide; One Injury

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Arlington Teacher, Students Overcome by Fumes After Science Experiment

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Dallas ISD investigation into teacher accused of mistreating black student almost complete

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Chaperone: Dallas ISD teacher humiliated student on European trip, took others to nude beach

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Terri Jordan out as El Paso ISD chief: Ex-associate superintendent to lead district, New El Paso ISD interim superintendent confident taking on temporary role

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North East ISD grills City of San Antonio on mayor's Pre-K plan

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Former Little Cypress-Mauriceville teacher investigated for possible improper relationship with student

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Tuberculosis case reported at Bellaire High School

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Former Poteet school board member accused of furnishing alcohol to teens

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Committee forms against Hardin-Jefferson school bond

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Tyler ISD trustees moving forward on sale campus

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Midlothian principal patrols halls on roller skates

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McKinney ISD App Lets Parents Check Grades, More

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No injuries reported in North Austin school bus crash

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Oil, Gas Boom Makes School Districts Rich but Uneasy

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Monsanto Helps Grow Rural Texas Schools

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Allen ISD high school sports center costs taxpayers $60M

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New schools, outdated buildings fuel Colorado City district's bond election

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Forsan ISD mulls new campus

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Lometa High School Coach Arrested On Solicitation Charge

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North East ISD substitute admits sex with student

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New law arms Texas schools in fight against bullying

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Dewhurst Declares Support for School Choice Legislation

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Amarillo ISD employee resigns amid allegations of inappropriate behavior

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The war against Northside ISD's student-ID program

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San Angelo ISD restores $96M budget

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Gov. Perry Announces Williams and Reynolds as New Leadership Team at TEA

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Allen ISD’s new $59.6 million football stadium wows crowd at pep rally

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Stadium Light Falls at GCISD Mustang-Panther Stadium in Colleyville

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El Paso school official: Subpar students removed - this is similar, in a reverse way, of what these educrats accuse Charter Schools of doing. Yet the charter with which I worked, ended up with many of the students pushed out by Lubbock ISD!

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EPISD monitor has tall task: Official's 'great vision' likely to aid district

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Tax Ratification Election passes for Sweetwater ISD

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Stealth Tax Elections – in September

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Dallas County Schools starts camera program on school buses

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Aldine ISD opens first new high school in 33 years

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School districts find ways to green up buildings, prune costs of upkeep

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Back to school for most Texas public students

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Texas Senators examine expanding school choice

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Private school vouchers return to the fore in Texas Capitol

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San Antonio police say 2 accused in school threat

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Lubbock ISD approves special education curriculum, increased personnel - more employees but suing us to get more money claiming they are broke!

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North East ISD teacher placed on leave, relationships with students alleged

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Ignite Public Schools admin to remain on the job amid sexual harassment investigation

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Fort Worth ISD addresses West Nile threat

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Democrat H-E-B chief offered to help pay next San Antonio ISD superintendent

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Angleton ISD to grant raises

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Former El Paso ISD administrator gets 4 years for cheating district

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Permanent School Fund: Patterson takes aim at Progress Texas form letter campaign, calls on "slacktivisits" to practice informed debate

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Calvert High School Football Coach Detained After Federal Hearing

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"Mistake" leave Wichita Falls ISD budget in the red

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Ex-Socorro ISD trustee set to plead guilty today

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Brownsville ISD settles with form administrators Gonzales, Juarez

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State monitor will help fix 'broken' El Paso ISD

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Dallas ISD teacher explains why teachers are “up in arms” over 45-minute workday extension

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Dallas ISD superintendent Mike Miles appeals to parents to get their kids in class on time

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Fort Worth ISD Launches Parent Hotline

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Sen. Seliger discusses education with Midland ISD board

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Burnett CISD lowers tax rate - but what is the Effective Rate? This is meaningless without knowing that rate.

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Gilmer ISD budget approved, giving district workers raises

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Gregory-Portland ISD to ask voters in November to approve $30.4 million bond

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New Georgetown charter school provides individualized curriculum for students

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Judge keeps charter schools in school funding suit

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Texas ACT scores slightly lower than national average

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ACT Report: 24 Percent of Graduates College Ready

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Ex-Panther Creek ISD employee gets 10 years probation for stealing more than $200,000

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Texplainer: What if Schools Don’t Meet Benchmarks?

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Novice ISD Superintendent Receives Raise Despite Consolidation of District

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Novice board gives superintendent raise, starts detachment process

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PAC to push for more spending & debt at Midland ISD forms

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Houston School Principal Quits, Alcohol Incident

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Angleton ISD employees could get raises

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South San ISD budget includes $400 pay boosts

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After years without science labs, troubled Premont ISD to unveil two new labs paid for with donations - donations! We should be doing more of this everywhere.

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Pratt: Public schools should never be above criticism

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Alief ISD high school teacher accused of touching, ‘sexting’ female student

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Houston ISD begins push for massive bond proposal

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Delcom technology company loses another round in lawsuit against Dallas ISD

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Houston ISD takes another crack at ethics reform

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Important Texas Senate hearing on school choice Friday August 24

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Can traditional schools learn a lesson from charters' efficiency?

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Comparing Texas School District Expenses Has Challenges

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Editorial: Austin ISD trustees should act to restore accountability to voters

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Dallas ISD Superintendent Mike Miles asks parents to do their part

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Robstown ISD trustees consider calling bond election

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Deion Sanders' Prime Prep disqualified from athletics

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La Joya ISD uses drug dogs to detect contraband in classrooms

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Outgoing Beaumont ISD chief has applied for top TEA job - oh my! He's a disaster!

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TEA monitor will begin work with El Paso ISD

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El Paso ISD trustees accept TEA sanctions, but closed talks may violate law

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Calvert ISD Athletic Director Arrested on Drug Charges

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Ex-Kennedale teacher guilty of sex with students; mom asks jury for "mercy"

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Editorial: Austin school officials should give single-sex schools more time

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Two Schools in DFW Ranked Top Ten in US

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Kudos to Dallas ISD high schools that got off the AYP failing list, but surprisingly an esteemed magnet is now on it.

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Waco ISD Approves Pay Hike

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Fort Bend ISD names McKie acting superintendent

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River Road ISD tightens teacher conduct policies

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Ector Co. ISD trustees vote to put $129 million bond on Nov. ballot

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Marion ISD seeks waiver to skip election

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Lowe's Home Center being sued over Bell Co. school bus accident

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Texas Bioscience Institute inducts 59 high schoolers

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Eagle Ford Shale school districts offer housing to new employees

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Tyler ISD unveils new bus route system to reduce ride time

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Alief ISD teacher arrested with 53 pounds of pot in car

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New Marketplace Emerges After Textbook Buying Changes - I'm not for it. All it does is open the door to more and more radical curriculum. The bill was an end-run around our elected State Board of Education.

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All-boy public school opening in Fort Worth

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Friday Night Waste: From the Oh-So Broke Public School File

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Culwell’s retirement intensifies Garland ISD’s transition

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Curtis Culwell to retire as Garland ISD chief

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Mega Carthage ISD football stadium screen — largest in state — almost installed - oh so broke, lawsuit filing public schools. They need MORE of your money!

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Dallas ISD kids who show on the first day of school can win debit cards, compliments of board President Lew Blackburn - sickening

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Jacksonville ISD employees scheduled for pay raise of 2 percent

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Ingram ISD school district OKs deficit budget - irresponsible

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41,811 Houston ISD students offered transfer

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South San ISD board may vote to dissolve bond committee

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Jury sees video of former Kennedale teacher having sex with students

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South San ISD finds no misconduct by police

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Dallas ISD wants part of $400 million in federal Race to the Top grants

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Austin schools to move forward with single-sex school plan

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South Texas students get coastal lessons via boat

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Few Texas school districts seek emergency power to lay off teachers, despite big budget cuts - told you! It's all B.S.

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Audit says charter school's operator, Shekinah Learning Institute, broke law

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The Sun Doesn’t Shine in El Paso ISD

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Texas Education Agency sanctions El Paso ISD for 'utter disregard for the needs of students'

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Pratt: Testing in schools is as legitimate as teaching

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Little Cypress-Mauriceville may eliminate corporal punishment

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Midland ISD chief to recommend $163.1 million bond initiative

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La Marque ISD should rethink tax election

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Power plant sale makes Marion ISD ‘wealthy’ district

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Parents: Katy ISD bus changes put kids in danger

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In Hard Times, Staffing at Schools Closely Watched - hard times? Hardly.

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Will New Concussion-Related Law Really Help?

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Successful rocket launch a blast for Alamo Heights students

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Grand Jury Clears Police In Death Of Brownsville Middle School Student

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Education Notebook: Sweetwater eighth-graders get iPads - that'll teach 'em to read and do math!

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South San ISD investigating its police department

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Harmony ISD superintendent discusses substitute teacher arrest

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Allen ISD opens $60 million, 18,000 seat football facility - so broke are schools!

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Midland ISD’s secondary project options could top $500 million

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Dallas ISD teachers and some staffers could receive one-time incentive payment under proposal

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More Katy ISD students to be walking to school

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Vote on Ysleta ISD superintendent's rent is delayed

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Half of El Paso ISD task force absent at meeting; 2 step down

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City and El Paso-area schools to try renegotiating agreement to share facilities

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School finance lawsuit moves forward

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New Wichita Falls ISD superintendent would re-think teacher raises, cut athletics, administration

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Breakdown of the Ector Co. ISD $129 Million Bond

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Houston ISD board OKs $1.9 billion bond plan

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Houston ISD board to consider putting nearly $2 billion bond proposal on November ballot

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Brownsville ISD nears approval of compensation plan

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Fort Worth seeking teachers as first day of school approaches

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Troup OKs temporary interim superintendent

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Pflugerville school trustees weigh 6-cent tax rate increase

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TEA says Union Grove ISD coach investigated

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Upshur Co. substitute teacher indicted for sexual assault of minor

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Testing Firm Hits Back Against Claims of Flaws

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Lubbock ISD begins direct rental of all facilities

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Dallas schools superintendent tells principals to brace for difficult changes

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La Marque ISD trustees to discuss superintendent's pay

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Federal ratings for Texas schools plummet - see your district here

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Almost three-quarters of Texas school districts fail to meet federal standards, including all five districts in Corpus Christi

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Victoria school board reconsiders policy about retesting

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Interview with Austin-native Michael Brick, author of Saving the School

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Police clear engineering firm in Harlandale ISD bond probe

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Abilene High Head Coach Chosen President-Elect for Texas Coaches Association

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Geothermal project to save money for Whiteface CISD

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Everman ISD buys former Avcor HQ for classrooms

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Teachers who prey on their students

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Scam forced principal from Bowie: 5th administrator describes his El Paso ISD tenure

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Socorro ISD selects new superintendent

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After 41 years, Brookesmith ISD ag is back

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New Hallsville High School campus ‘centerpiece’ of district, community

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Alief ISD back-to-school fest draws 3,100-plus

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Statement by Gov. Perry on All-Time High Texas Graduation Rate

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Texas' high school graduation rate reaches a record high

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Editorial: TEA must dissect cheating scandal

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Lindale ISD approves $300K tech upgrades

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Gun licenses for La Joya ISD police officers

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Houston ISD considering $1.89B bond proposal to upgrade schools

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Central Texas Schools Consider Tax Hikes

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North Texas teacher gets life without parole in sex assaults

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Houston ISD revises $1.9 billion plan to rebuild, renovate 38 campuses

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Editorial: Dallas ISD’s Teflon administrator

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Troubled Premont school district needs almost $12M in repairs, state-mandated assessment finds

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Ysleta ISD trustees OK change to chief's evaluation method

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Mansfield ISD to use some of its reserve funds in budget for the first time

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Arlington ISD trustees to vote on 3-year plan

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Plano’s new high school academy is latest to focus on project-based learning

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Mayor Charged With Child Sexual Abuse Resigns Killeen ISD job

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Auditors say funds misspent for Harmony campuses

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TEA School Fund to Generate $1.7 Billion for Next Biennium

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Design Flaw Suspected In Texas Standardized Tests

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Feds Force Gender [sex] Equality Training on Dallas ISD Officials

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Fire is hot in La Marque school district

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Ysleta ISD chief's rent called too low; work also questioned - beyond stupid to be supplying a taxpayer-owned house to a school chief in a metropolitan area!

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45,000 back in school: Socorro ISD opens year as city's 2nd largest district

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Some taxpayers 'spittin mad' over Beaumont ISD's Walker decision

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Pecos-Barstow-Toyah ISD Searching for Housing Options

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Ex-El Paso ISD principals: Honesty led to punishment

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How Midland ISD's proposal increased to $163 million

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Dallas ISD administrator investigated over use of district money for Arlington bowling trip

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Houston charter school facing critical audit, lawsuits

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San Marcos schools to reinstate student drug testing program

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School district bus delivers meals to hungry students

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Troup ISD Trustees To Continue Discussing Superintendent Search

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Keller ISD IDs Reid As Leader

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Tyler ISD board hires Mooring as interim superintendent, discusses bond proposal

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Socorro ISD superintendent candidate doesn't want job

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El Paso ISD targets bullying after teen's death

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Galveston ISD bus driver charged in pedestrian's death, more

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Former Beaumont ISD employee and wife charged with felony theft

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El Paso ISD trustees want AG's view on supervision of auditor

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Denver City school district gets a major facelift, $40 million! - a very small town.

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Canutillo ISD to build $21M combination school

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Lufkin ISD adds bond sale projects

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Recorded conversation between two Dallas ISD trustees prompting discussion, some remorse

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Former worker tied to Harlandale ISD leak of superintendent evaluation

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Midland ISD still reeling from support staff vacancies

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US Dept. of Education investigates complaint involving Abilene ISD's Shotwell Stadium

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A defiant Adair ousted as Judson ISD's board president

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Several Enroll in Laredo ISD Single-Sex Classrooms

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La Marque ISD to discuss budget, proposed tax increase

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Grand Jury Rejects Mart Superintendent's DWI Charge

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School Land Board Vote Means $300 Million Less for Texas Schools

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Nolanville mayor placed on leave from Killeen ISD job

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Central ISD turning the page on a first for the county: an eLibrary

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Corpus Christi ISD trustees discuss 3 percent salary increase

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Hawley ISD Ends Summer Food Program - good

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Coleman ISD favors consolidation with Novice ISD, election to be held Nov. 6

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Ex-employee accuses Ysleta ISD of misusing license, violating state law

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Superintendent changes sweep Bexar-area districts

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Schools rely more on Regional Education Service Centers as funding falls - that is what the service centers were created for so this is an admission that either they haven't been much needed of late or, that schools have had much more money than they did at the time of the ESC creation.

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Editorial: Beaumont ISD taxpayers entitled to justice money

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Miles, Dallas ISD trustees hold retreat to discuss relationships

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Irving ISD’s debate over legal counsel, costs mirrors issues in other districts

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Lufkin ISD officials breathe easier about sleep apnea tests

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Nolanville Mayor, a Killeen ISD employee, Charged In Sexual Assault Of A Child

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Dallas ISD schools to get gender [sex] equality training

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Houston ISD transportation listed among top 100 in the nation

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El Paso ISD cheating may include more schools: Chapin, El Paso High schools investigated

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Sweetwater ISD launches iPad initiative - such luxury for supposedly broke districts

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Novice ISD Members Vote To Consolidate With Coleman ISD

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Why has Texas high school graduation rate risen?

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La Marque ISD is banking on long shots

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East Central ISD trustees OK raises, high school upgrades

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Contractor & ex-Northside ISD executive indicted in alleged bribery scheme

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North East ISD school bus driver is best in nation

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South San Antonio ISD hires outside auditors

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Comal ISD names Andrew Kim as superintendent

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Troup ISD Superintendent Plans Move To Bonham ISD

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Southwest ISD staffers getting 2-3% raises

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Lamar Consolidated ISD taxable rates reach $9.6 billion

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Haskell CISD looks back on consolidation as Novice deals with same issue

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Texas Weighs State-Based Alternative to GED Exam

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Fort Worth ISD approves bonus for teachers and staff

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Abilene ISD food service earns national award

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Navarro ISD says it’s celebrating STAAR scores

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Bryan ISD Sets Own Standards For STAAR Test While Waiting On State

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Hermleigh ISD Board to Vote on Testing Resolution

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Corpus Christi ISD architects' infraction was no small matter

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Editorial: Walker's plea deal could allow Beaumont ISD to move forward

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Hardin-Jefferson ISD puts $22 million bond up for vote

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Roscoe ISD employee pleads guilty to sexual assault

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Ex-School Nurse Pleads Guilty To Setting Local School On Fire

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La Marque ISD proposes 13-cent tax hike

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Jasper ISD names next superintendent

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Carroll ISD board calls for tax ratification election

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San Antonio ISD's closed-door meetings raising concerns

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Texas lawmakers examine public school rules

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Houston schools see drop in dropouts

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Jim Ned will accept transfers from students who live in the Novice district

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Jim Ned school board to discuss today possible consolidation with Novice ISD

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San Antonio ISD construction project leader's contract panned

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Dallas ISD hires TEA assoc-commissioner as a new chief academic officer

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La Marque ISD says no to salary cuts to fix budget issues

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La Joya, ISD negotiate pool contract

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Army vet’s still fighting Dallas ISD after he was denied former job as a district cop

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Secret audit talks would set El Paso ISD practice apart

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Federal "nutrition" mandates could affect school district budgets significantly

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Pine Tree school officials defend stadium process, design

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Ex-Teacher at Spring Branch middle school Accused of Having Sex With Student

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Ex-state Sen. Shapleigh calls for action: Hundreds urged to help reform El Paso ISD

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Departures of top officials leave gap in Fort Bend ISD

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Socorro ISD superintendent candidate faces questions on stability

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Ysleta ISD superintendent mum on job talks in Dallas

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IDEA Allan Charter School Still Trying To Fill Seats - don't worry left wingers, they'll be just fine.

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Former Lockhart HS Coach Accused Of Improper Relationship With Student

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Ex-Senator Shapleigh: El Paso ISD scandal is of national significance

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Northside ISD seeking to hire 200 auxiliary workers - another broke district!!!

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Salaries might be sweetened in Abilene ISD - I thought those cuts were drastic...

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Quirk in Texas testing law could cost high schoolers a shot at state universities

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Warrant issued for Dallas ISD employee accused of indecency with student

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Judson ISD board president indicted

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Families of molestation victims sue Plano ISD, elementary school principal

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Former Arlington Heights educator files whistleblower lawsuit against district

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Parents of autistic boy sue Leander district, alleging bullying, sexual abuse by peers

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La Marque ISD must balance budget or risks TEA scrutiny

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Vandals at La Porte High School caught on tape

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Fort Bend ISD's superintendent announces plan to retire

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Texas Won't Adopt Common Science Standards Soon

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Houston ISD to consider investment of rebuilding smaller high schools

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More than 30 districts vie to be part of Texas High Performance Schools Consortium

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DeKalb ISD selects new superintendent

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Why STEM Matters: Educators and Experts Sound Off

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Bonham ISD searches for new superintendent

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Ex-Iowa Park ISD teacher gets probation in sex case

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La Marque ISD cannot continue to reward failure

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Ex-state Sen. Eliot Shapleigh wants public discussion on El Paso ISD school system

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An Updated Guide to Texas School Finance Lawsuits

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San Benito ISD dips into reserves to offset shortfall

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Principal accused of using daughter to plant camera in Argyle H.S. locker room

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Cost questions hover over schools in Houston ISD bond plan

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Test scores mixed at Houston ISD high schools

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Dallas ISD reports continued improvement in graduation, dropout rates

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Tyler superintendent is lone finalist for Keller position

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Coleman ISD & Novice ISD meet to discuss consolidation

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Water leak destroys relatively new gym floor at Anson High School

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Editorial: STAAR test isn't too difficult

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Booker ISD, grad reach proposed lawsuit settlement

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High school grads landing high-tech security positions

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San Antonio ISD hoping to pick new chief by January

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Historic problems with the San Antonio ISD bond

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Hispanic dropout rate raises concern in Houston

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Southside ISD trustee lawsuit gets December court date

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Business leaders: No additional money for schools if accountability weakened - right on

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Dallas ISD Superintendent Mike Miles hires 19 new administrators

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Superintendent could receive up to $550,000 with Dallas ISD contract

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3 El Paso ISD trustees apologize to Bowie High community

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El Paso ISD board gets earful from public at meeting over scandal

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Waco ISD Police Officer arrested

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Comal ISD trustees approve pay raises

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Ingram ISD chooses Cockrill as interim superintendent

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Fort Worth ISD Chief Wants One-Time Payment For Employees

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Lawsuit dropped against Nederland ISD

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Sabine Pass superintendent retiring; Jasper still looking

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Kilgore ISD faces $1.5 million shortfall in new budget

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Danbury ISD taps finalist for top job

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Brazosport ISD transforming old campus into tech center

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Northside ISD to sue Caterpillar and Holt Cat over school buses

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Alamo Heights ISD trustees weighing tax rate election

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Novice ISD closes. Now what?

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Transfer students kept Novice ISD's dimming hopes alive

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Vidor ISD names Killgo lone finalist for superintendent

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Texas Charter Schools, Parents to File School-Finance Suit - dumb move

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El Paso ISD to ask for tougher TEA, stronger investigative powers

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Educating Responsibly: Victoria ISD

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North East ISD $493M budget raises pay, cuts vacancies

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Judson ISD approves $155.6 million budget; no raises

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Bonham ISD superintendent resigns

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What Robstown ISD has and needs

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La Marque school district faces $1.4M deficit

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El Paso City Council Vote Could Bring Triple-A Baseball To El Paso

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Surplus of Waste in Houston ISD

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Interview with new Dallas ISD superintendent Mike Miles

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Harlandale ISD picks interim superintendent from inside

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Henderson ISD reaches agreement with the Office of Civil Rights after mishandling rape claim

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Feds say Henderson ISD student rape claim mishandled

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Former Slaton ISD Superintendent Hired as TTUISD Superintendent

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El Paso leaders send open letter to EPISD board asking for accountability

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Frisco ISD: What’s Wrong With The System

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Bryan ISD Giving Raises To Teachers, Extra $2,000 For New Ones

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Double For Nothing in San Antonio for pre-K program

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Dallas ISD Online Surveys Seeking Public’s Input

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Houston ISD's $1.89 billion bond proposal would affect 42 schools, likely raise taxes

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Elementary and middle school STAAR results seen as encouraging

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South San Antonio ISD's new leader gets view of dysfunction

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Del Valle ISD cancels school Friday of F1 weekend

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Austin school district cafeteria workers demand more money for uniforms

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Ex-Holliday ISD coach accused of sex with student

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Spring Hill ISD wants tax rate increase

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Gladewater ISD plans step raises for all employees

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Little Elm ISD trustees approve $15M STEM Academy in The Colony

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House members get earful on STAAR

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Bangs ISD to continue study of artificial turf for stadium

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Speaker's advice on teacher retirement: Current system is better than proposed changes

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Austin ISD Needs A Fiscal Responsibility Refresher Course

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Frisco ISD approves budget with 4-cent tax rate increase

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El Paso City Council blasts EPISD, discusses taking reins of embattled district

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City of El Paso Officials Propose Taking Over School Districts

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State denies TEA grade assistance help to El Paso ISD

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Texas education commissioner affirms firing of Edcouch-Elsa ISD chief

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Texas House lawmakers to evaluate STAAR's 1st year

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State funding cuts will be less painful to school districts in next school year

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Abilene ISD budget talks include tax increase

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Marrs: Breckenridge ISD board needs to do some soul-searching

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Houston ISD planning bond package up to $1.8 billion

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Newspaper Calls For El Paso ISD Board Members To Resign

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El Paso ISD Board President: No Failure In Oversight Of Garcia

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Former El Paso ISD superintendent García got $54,000 in bonuses from test-fixing scheme

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Teachers, staff at Ysleta, San Elizario ISD to get raises

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Marksman indicted in Edinburg school shooting

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Teaching positions remain open in Midland ISD

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Hallsville ISD superintendent says no double dipping

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Humble ISD unveils largest high school video scoreboard - schools are so broke

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Attention Hutto ISD Taxpayers

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Argyle School Principal Could Face Charges For Locker Room Video

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Judson ISD teacher allegedly had students hit bully

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Tension Builds as New Dallas ISD Superintendent Sells His Plan to Trustees

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Hawkins resigns as chief of Woden ISD

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Longview ISD again sells empty buildings

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Fort Worth schools to pay $135,000 to whistleblower

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Half of Big Spring Freshman Class Going to Summer School

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Are you really passing when you only get 37 percent of the answers right?

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Texas Schools Foot Big Bill for STAAR Retakes

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Ingram ISD superintendent submits letter of resignation

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Harlandale school's books cooked, bookkeeper arrested for theft

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Lubbock ISD increases teacher pay

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Ex-El Paso ISD Superintendent Garcia Enters Guilty Plea, Cries In Courtroom

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Tyler ISD Introduces Free Summer Feeding Program

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Longview ISD again freezes teacher salaries

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El Paso ISD paid $13K for PR strategy

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Lubbock ISD board to consider employee raises at Thursday meeting - but they are suing the state claiming they are broke! If you are truly broke, you can't afford any raises no matter how well deserved.

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Burnet CISD looks at possible one-time teacher payment

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Ysleta district cites financial impact of charter schools - if they ran a better district they wouldn't have to worry about charter schools. Choice really bothers the educrats.

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Editorial: Taxpayers might get a needed break in next year's Austin school budget - you think?

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Round Rock ISD Teacher Investigated Over Student Relationship

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Ex-Watauga teacher, Tiffanie Bedinger, gets probation over student sex

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PSJA principal lone finalist for Kingsville superintendent position

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Hallsville ISD trustees name interim superintendent as finalist for permanent job

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Denton ISD Selects New Superintendent

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The North Dallas Plot to Take Over Dallas ISD

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Northwest ISD superintendent given 3 percent raise

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UIL Considering Move to Adding Class 6A for Sports

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More Scrutiny Needed for Public School Administrators’ Salaries

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Pasadena ISD may not allow academic team to compete in Thailand

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Dallas: 17 children hurt as school buses collide

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Dallas ISD says it won’t sell school buildings that were closed this month

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Former Richland coach gets probation in student sex case

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Hallsville ISD names lone superintendent finalist

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Andrew Kim to head Comal ISD

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NEISD, SAISD boards approve employee raises - 2 districts that claim to be broke!

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Supreme Court refuses to hear Plano ISD 'candy cane' case

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Texas educators sanctioned in cheating scandals get recycled at other schools

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Corpus Christi teacher's union members spearhead proposal for 4 percent CCISD pay raise

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School districts await TEA decision on ECHS

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Texas school districts shying away from tax rate elections

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STAAR testing era opens to quick criticism

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Electricians at two NEISD sites walk off — or threaten to

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After last year's parental complaints, Round Rock school board to vote on new grading policy

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Dallas ISD Superintendent Mike Miles defends salaries for Cabinet members

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Prosecutors say Lorenzo García guided contract with El Paso ISD to girlfriend's company

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Former EPISD Superintendent Lorenzo García's case details revealing: Luther Jones linked to no-bid contract

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Texas high school freshmen fall short of 2016 STAAR testing standards

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Mixed results statewide on new STAAR end-of-course exams, TEA says

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Arlington ISD Fires Superintendent

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San Felipe Del Rio CISD grass field being replaced with artificial turf - another broke district putting that limited money into the classroom!

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Former Frisco teacher indicted for inappropriate relationship

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Former Ira ISD Superintendent pleads guilty to mail fraud

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El Paso ISD consultation vote to face challenge

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Recent school pranks cross the line for districts

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Houston ISD to give students extra help to pass STAAR tests

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Samnorwood ISD closing due to shrinking enrollment

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Get A 37% And Pass A Test? Initial STAAR Passing Standards Set

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New Tests Put States on Hot Seat as Scores Plunge

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Initial STAAR Standards Called Too Lenient

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Rise Academy, an "exemplary" charter school, releases STARR result and comments on the troubled test

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San Antonio's liberal mayor slams Harlandale ISD board for superintendent departure

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Former El Paso Teacher Gets 7 Years In Prison For Hundreds Of Child Porn Images

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Socorro ISD names interim superintendent

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Ector Junior High Students to Perform at 2013 TaxSlayer.com Gator Bowl

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San Felipe Del Rio CISD board votes to ask former CFO to be temporary super

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Orangefield ISD names new super; other districts still searching

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Salary increases proposed for all Midland ISD employees

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Houston ISD summer school teachers may get bonuses under new plan

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Waco ISD Final vote on AJ Moore academies

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Angleton students receive sentence in drug sting

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King to speak in D.C. about PSJA's dropout recovery initiative

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Former Ira ISD Superintendent Charged with Mail Fraud

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Troubles swirling around Tornillo ISD superintendent echo his past - the bad actors just go from one gov't job to another.

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Beaumont ISD could name law firm to represent them against Neil, Neild

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The economics of drop-out rates in Texas

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Midland ISD seeks vision for future of district

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Dallas ISD alleges $500,000 in additional fraud by tutoring firms

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Poteet ISD cuts "invocation" & "benediction" from graduation

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Harlandale ISD chief moves to top job at Victoria ISD

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North East ISD to let some families pass on new schools

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South San board picks outsider for superintendent

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Dallas ISD administrators’ lack of racial diversity criticized by Hispanic activist

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Five current Dallas ISD employees to become executive directors in central office reorganization

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Texas faces a teacher shortage after increased enrollment

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Southside ISD to put an IPad in every desk - another ISD which argues that it is broke!

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Ysleta ISD’s teachers say they are owed millions of dollars

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Willis honor student, jailed for truancy, gaining support - gov't schools!

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School bond money can be used for things other than what voters approved - really!

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Presidio High School Seniors Graduate 100% Of 2012 Class

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Changes coming to Midland ISD executive suite

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Texas schools short by 15,000 teachers this year, analysis shows

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State rule change means most insured kids won't get free school vaccinations this year

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Corpus Christi ISD cancels special meeting to discuss commencement

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Activist wants powwow with Dallas ISD chief on leadership diversity

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Hispanic dropout rate raises concern in Houston

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Arlington ISD names 13 new principals after round of retirements

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New San Antonio-area school already overcrowded

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Feds want former El Paso ISD superintendent's case testimony disallowed

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Quanah principal sanctioned for paddling

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Former San Marcos teacher arrested on sexual assault of a child charge

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Hays High students connected to possible hate crime against teacher

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Students to be tagged with GPS tracking in Northside ISD pilot program

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Abilene ISD Plans For Comeback After Lower Performance Rankings - the district has been making these "plans" now for half a decade. When is enough, enough?

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Edcouch-Elsa coach cleared of wrong doing, resigns

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Rockdale teacher no-billed by Milam County Grand Jury

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El Paso ISD & Canutillo ISD approve pay raises - the oh-so-broke schools!

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Dallas County school buses to get cameras

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Police: La Porte High student brings gun to school

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Spend Wisely, and Save Some for a Rainy Day

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El Paso Riverside High senior assembly canceled due to alleged threats

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San Marcos Teacher Resigns After Allegations Of Improper Relationship

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New Food Allergy Guidelines For Texas Schools

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Pearland ISD's The Rig football field vandalized

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Mineola ISD superintendent resigns

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Harlandale ISD to raise pay next year

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Hiring of new Northside ISD chief official

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Round Rock ISD Votes to Spend "Leftover" Bond Money

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New ISD Snapshots are Available at TEA

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El Paso High School student accused in child porn case out on bond

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El Paso ISD ready to discuss interim chief, legal staff

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Teacher tells Austin ISD board about the fear teachers have

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Don't be fooled - Parent PAC represents the EduCrats who want more of your tax dollars

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Dallas: Questions Raised About Transfers To High School Championship Team

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Under new principal, Fort Worth's Eastern Hills High School is making a comeback - it's almost always about leadership, not money.

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AMES: Texas Trounces the Left’s War on History

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Several Austin charters at top of nonprofit group's annual school rankings

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Midland ISD fears it can't fill positions

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Marshall ISD weighs salary freeze

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Hanks High student wins $2 million in scholarships - hard work & individual initiative is still the secret to success

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$3M in scholarships going to Houston ISD students

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Coach firing upheld after alleged teen sex on school bus

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Teachers: Ysleta ISD's rules hurt staffing

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Hawkins Teen Died after School Flag Football Game

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Parents Angry After Frenship ISD Teacher Physically Mistreats Students

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Caldwell ISD voters reject $52.7 million bond

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Houston ISD proposes raises for teachers, staff in 2012-13

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$40 million budget gap faces Fort Worth school board - a terribly managed district

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Valley school districts call for state test revision

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Dallas ISD review: removed metal detectors in middle schools

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San Antonio panel uneasy in its support of upgrades at Alamo Stadium

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Mandarin Chinese the norm at Bellaire school

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Editorial: Beaumont ISD should post check register online

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Frenship ISD superintendent stresses technology, evolving teaching process

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Northside ISD police officer's gun discharged at middle school - it didn't just "go off",

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Dallas principal pushes Mandarin Chinese classes to give students an edge

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Irving ISD Set To Begin Anonymous Tip Service

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New Dallas ISD chief cuts dozens of executive jobs

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Perryton High School student sues school over Holocaust role-playing

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San Antonio high schools are among the best in Texas, U.S.

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San Antonio teens graduating high school with college degrees

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Tyler ISD teacher died from self-inflicted gunshot wound

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Perry and Alvarado: Fort Worth school board member's passion for Latino students mischaracterized as racial politics

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Arlington ISD: Re-branding Success

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Complete List of New Midland ISD Uniform Policies

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Fire cancels classes at Hitchcock High

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No charges in fatal Galveston school bus accident

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School Board members censure fellow member - for dissent-stench of local gov't.

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Brownwood ISD: Incoming Freshmen to Use MacBook Air Laptops - my those schools are soooo broke!

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Corpus Christi ISD projects $2.3M shortfall in initial budget workshop

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Some Austin ISD parents calling for the firing of principal in wake of child porn scandal

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Austin ISD elementary teacher resigns amid child porn investigation

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U.S. Charter Schools tied to Islamic movement? Harmony Public Schools say no

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Cross Plains ISD Teacher Arrested for Improper Relationship with Student

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Austin elementary school again rocked by child porn charges, Feds investigate

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Ex-Ysleta ISD employee says district forced him out

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3 Taken to Hospital After Harlingen School Bus Accident

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Report: Charters outspend public schools - not in the one I worked with, not even close!

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Aransas Pass ISD $28M bond for upgrades fails

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Belton ISD $60 million bond issues passed

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Jasper ISD $7.2 million bond passes

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Yorktown ISD $5.8 million bond passes

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Hamshire-Fannett ISD passes one bond proposition

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New Caney ISD bond passes

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Willis ISD invests in new district-wide surveillance system

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Port Arthur teacher accused of inappropriate relationship with student

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San Benito teacher replaced after video hits YouTube

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Driver hurt as Humble school bus overturns

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Lunch argument leads to schoolyard brawl at Kilgore High School

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Former Dallas ISD teacher who traded child porn online gets 11 years in prison

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State Rep. Aycock Unveils Website to Talk School Accountability

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Tulia ISD girls track team vehicle crashes near Sweetwater

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Suspicious envelope found at Bellaire school

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Del Rio school officials investigating grade tampering

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Rio Hondo High School teacher suspended on assault allegations

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District judge throws out lawsuit about Sinton ISD wind turbine dispute

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Ex-sub teacher accused of sending nude photos (Spring ISD)

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Rabid bat found at Houston ISD elemantary school

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Fort Worth school trustees' choice is a blow to Hispanics - why? Are they all bigots who just look at ethnicity and skin color? Libs are a piece of work!

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Dallas ISD teacher of the year shares her insights

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A year after contentious debate, Dallas ISD trustees to consider renaming facilities

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Plano ISD hit with age discrimination suit

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Austin ISD Teacher Charged With Possession of Child Pornography, Police: No explicit pictures of Austin students found after arrest of former teacher

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El Paso ISD Interim Chief Purposes $7.2 Million In Pay Raises For Employees - these suing districts are all soooo broke!

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El Paso ISD Board Requests Special TEA Partner - again, if they can't keep student records on their own, the district should be shut down.

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Silsbee ISD won't seek bond election

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3 Rio Grande City CISD baseball coaches suspended amid arrest allegations

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Denton ISD board approves offer to release superintendent from contract

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Fort Worth school board selects its first black president

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Threatening letters found at 6 Texas schools

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Fort Worth teacher assistant accused of sexually assaulting teen

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TEA to give out bus seat belt dollars

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Legal bills mount for taxpayers in contractor's suit against Houston ISD Trustee Larry Marshall

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Beaumont female school aide fired, accused of showing porn to students

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Mansfield Teacher Accused Of Student Assault

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Houston ISD withdraws plan to close Ryan

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Northside ISD to hire hundreds of teachers

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Schertz-Cibolo-Universal City ISD condemning land for school site

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North East ISD puts elementary principal on administrative leave

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El Paso ISD may seek TEA help to insure grading accuracy - if they can't do such on their own the district should be shut down.

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Should paddling be banned in public schools? - no, increase it.

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Arlington junior high vandalized overnight

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Ector Co. ISD Bus, Fire Truck Collide On I-45, dozen Odessa students injured

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Gatesville ISD Calls Student’s Lawsuit “Mendacious”

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Whitewash of history in school textbooks

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Canutillo ISD Superintendent Questioned About Grade Manipulation Allegations While He Was At El Paso ISD

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Superintendent Salaries in Texas - taxpayers beware!

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Shallowater trustees ask for bond money for schools

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North East ISD candidates got incorrect campaign maps

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Morton ISD coach pleads no contest to charges of injury to a child

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Police called to incident between teacher, student at Del Valle

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Canutillo ISD Superintendent refuses to comment on EPISD testing scandal allegations

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Mexia ISD changes drug policy

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Parents in Junction upset after meowing at teachers leads to forced crawl

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School evacuated after bomb scare in New Waverly

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Powers to serve as interim Wichita Falls ISD superintendent

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Local Students Raise $65,000 for Premont ISD

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DFW schools finding creative ways to pay for field trips

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Pflugerville Student arrested over school shooting threat

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Canyon ISD employee accused of misconduct with student

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Crosby ISD teacher resigns over ‘inappropriate communication’ on Facebook

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Northside ISD picks new superintendent from within

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Bonham ISD calls for $7M bond election

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Could Houston ISD trustees' ethics rules go from maligned to model?

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Wichita Falls ISD board president owes back taxes - now you know why it doesn't bother them to raise taxes, either they are rich enough that it doesn't hurt them or they just don't pay the taxes.

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Interactive: How Much Does Your Superintendent Make?

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Robstown ISD superintendent rescinds resignation letter; trustees move forward with search

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Navarro ISD votes to settle with CPS Energy

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Hitchcock ISD picks Pearland educator as superintendent

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San Benito Navy JROTC named 'Distinguished Unit'

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Teens arrested for suspected burglary after fleeing cops, heading to Beaumont ISD schools

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Texas Education Commissioner Robert Scott to resign

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Former Marathon ISD business manager indicted

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Fort Bend ISD school bus collides with car

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Winona ISD elects Setter new Superintendent

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Tempers Boil Over At Tornillo ISD Board Meeting

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North East ISD teacher terminated over alleged romance

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City of El Paso council Votes To Discontinue Agreement To Help Pay For School Improvements

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Edna school board takes no action on principal contract despite protest

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Administrative Excess in Dallas ISD

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Dripping Springs ISD Board Didn’t Learn Their Lesson

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Edinburg CISD builds safety wall by Harwell Middle School

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Pasadena ISD police officer shoots teen burglary suspect, teen critical after school police shooting

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Pasadena high school student accused of recording video of classmate in school bathroom

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Belton residents split of $60 million school bond proposal

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IDEA public charter schools have big plans for San Antonio

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Carthage ISD cafeterias under new management

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Official: Fewer Texas kids in discipline schools

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Lawmakers to assess school discipline programs

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Police called to fight at Ozen High School

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Editorial: Too many school boards hide identities of true finalists for superintendents

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El Paso ISD paid New Beginnings of Texas $3.2 million in contracts

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Killeen ISD teacher faces injury to a child charge

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Why States Should Jump from the National Standards Bandwagon

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Crosbyton High School Student Arrested for Terroristic Threats

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Retired Crosbyton police officer says his son was bullied before arrest

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Carl Krug lone finalist for Hale Center ISD superintendent

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Nine sets of twins leaves Levelland ISD school seeing double

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Dallas ISD Superintendent Mike Miles could turn $300K to $500K

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Houston parent accused of showing gun clip, threatening teacher during on-campus conference - not a clip I'm sure but a magazine.

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Four shots fired at Houston ISD bus with kids on board

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Seguin ISD bus involved in fiery crash, 13 injured

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China Spring ISD Teacher Charged With Sexual Assault In Incident Involving Student

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Teacher pay is up slightly over three years, while teacher numbers down

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Stafford 'Teacher of the Year' accused of sending inappropriate texts to students

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Evadale ISD taps Vidor principal for superintendent

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Ysleta ISD trustee Marty Reyes pushed for Aliviane student program

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City of Sinton denies school district claims in wind turbine lawsuit

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Dallas ISD board set to officially hire new superintendent today

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Former Nolanville Elementary Teacher Charged With Injury To A Child

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Former Lexington Teacher Indicted for Sexual Assault

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Frenship ISD Elementary School Custodian Jailed for Sexual Assault of an Adult

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SBOE member files complaint about wasteful spending at Ysleta ISD

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2nd-grader attacks teacher at Victoria ISD

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Midland ISD Considering Extending Recess

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Minimum classroom tech defined for Wichita Falls ISD

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Bloomburg ISD calls $4.4 million bond

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Texas & Pacific Railway Depot in Baird received historical recognition

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Southside ISD rejects trustee's lawsuit offer

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Texas Classroom Teachers Association Announces New President

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Judson ISD students in trouble for wearing Wounded Warrior tees

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Gallegos Reinstated as Moody Baseball Coach in Corpus Christi ISD

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El Paso ISD: High School Principal Reassigned After Admitting Violating District Rules; Top EPISD Official Also Reassigned

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Canutillo ISD superintendent implicated in grading scheme

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Current Canutillo ISD Superintendent Mentioned In El Paso ISD Probe

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SBOE Passes New World-Class Math Standards for Texas

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HBO Obesity Series Showing Texas Schools Debuts - just another effort to get more gov't in our lives not less. Were we fatter before the current nanny and welfare state? No.

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Lawsuit filed in case of Lubbock ISD contractor vehicle accident

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Huntington ISD board to revisit the way its employees are paid

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Queen City ISD band director’s resignation fractures community

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Hutto ISD considers cuts to extra-curricular activities

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40 Mexia pre-school kids displaced by fire

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Northside ISD planning to refund over $90 million in debt

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Tyler ISD Refinances Bond Debt

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Prairiland ISD board censures member

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Nederland ISD alters dress code

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Corpus Christi ISD to offer bullying database for administrators next year

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Temple ISD bans bottles on campus after students are caught with alcohol - how about just punishing those with the booze? Nope, in typical gov't fashion it's penalize all the law abiding for the actions of a few.

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Ex-Beaumont teacher gets 15 years for student sex

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Copperas Cove ISD Board Names Lone Superintendent Finalist

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Texas Teacher of the Year to visit White House tomorrow

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Houston ISD sweeps tops advocacy group's school rankings

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Weapons Confiscated At Two Killeen ISD Schools

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Female Student Remains Jailed After Gatesville H.S. Campus Drug Arrest

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Dallas School Bus Cameras Pointed Out, Not In

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Non-classroom spending continues as new turf rolls into Shotwell Stadium at Abilene ISD

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Ex-River Road ISD coach charged in teen sex case

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Does Ysleta ISD puts entertainment above education?

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Texas Education Board approves new math curriculum

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SBOE to Texas elementary students: No more calculators - good

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Tyler ISD Employees Getting Stipends

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After Wilmer-Hutchins ISD is closed, signs of rebirth

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Austin ISD mulls tax exemptions for historic properties

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Alief ISD teacher accused of slapping student in class

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Mart ISD Superintendent Will Keep Job After DWI Arrest

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Keller ISD chief leaves district noted for efficiency

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Schertz-Cibolo-Universal City ISD may use eminent domain for school site

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Selling candy at gun shows, Judson ISD student raised $15,000 for Special Olympic

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Big Spring ISD Officials Dealing with Budget Cuts While Trying to Maintain Teacher Jobs

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Texas math standards aim to exceed national ones

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Smyer kindergarten student left behind during field trip

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Rotan school board votes for new superintendent

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Frenship ISD Performing Arts Center scheduled to open next week

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No one hurt in Comal ISD bus collision Tuesday

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Eastland School Bus Involved In Crash On I-20

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Teacher Group Slams Princeton ISD's Recording Policy - so people paid with tax money don't want their words recorded? Hmm.

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Pratt: Public schools seem focused upon money more than anything else.

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San Antonio teacher, school police officer nab carjacking suspect

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Longview ISD unveils new middle school

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Judson ISD: Sub-teacher resigns, 2 teachers placed on leave after texting allegations

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Canyon ISD extends superintendent's contract, raises pay

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New Braunfels ISD’s iPads officially added to 2012-13 budget - more big spending on extras from a district that claims to be broke!

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Teachers call on Houston ISD to stop bullying

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Police: Lubbock ISD Maintenance Truck Driver Runs Red Light, Causes Three Vehicle Crash

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Hempstead ISD reinstates coaches who left students behind

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Retirement incentives help Fort Worth ISD avert teacher layoffs

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Carroll school district to charge $250 per student to ride the bus

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Jasper ISD accepts superintendent's resignation

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Marshall ISD hires Fort Bend ISD official as leader

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Sabine ISD board ponders bond

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Wichita Falls ISD seeks to spend $652,500 on more "hi-tech"

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Brazos ISD to consider intramural sports- more spending

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Former Midland teacher to serve as president of Texas Retired Teachers

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Midland ISD launches tab on website for bond information

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Kerrville, Hunt ISDs to look at school transfer agreement

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Richardson ISD dads form PAC to gather cash, clout for Texas school finance reform - more libs

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New Texas Math Standards Get Blowback from Business Community

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City of San Antonio and school districts splintering on Head Start funding

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Rotan ISD set to name new superintendent

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Trial date set for Texas school finance lawsuits

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Bushland ISD employee accused of purchasing and supplying alcohol to minors

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La Marque ISD approves 12 layoffs

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Plano ISD’s ‘numbers guy’ superintendent pick shows his human side

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Dallas ISD chafes at tutor ‘racket,’ but program required by state

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Northwest ISD 1 percent raise cost: $1 million

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Texas Schools Prepare for a New Kind of Posse

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Hutto ISD making some touch budget decisions

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SBOE member questions Ysleta ISD spending

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Austin school district increases proposed budget by $1.3 million, plans Spanish radio show - & the unnecessary spending continues

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Tyler ISD Considers Stipends Not Raises

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Former Midland ISD campus secretary indicted on embezzlement charges

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Eastland ISD Bus Driver, Monitor Won't Face Charges for Improper Relationship

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Houston ISD board votes to layoff teachers

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Supporters cheer as Houston ISD adopts recess policy

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Texas School Districts Preparing for Anti-Bullying Law

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Read: The entire 2012-2013 proposed budget for Dallas ISD

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Several Dallas ISD trustees lukewarm on resolution to protest overtesting

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Plano ISD names interim Richard Matkin as new superintendent

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Vandals cause $100,000 in damage to middle school in Freeport

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Ysleta ISD approves big money for student safety

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El Paso ISD officials confirm three school break-ins

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Midland parent fights against elementary school uniforms

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Teacher on leave after parent alleges injury to student

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Funds for education dominate school board issues

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Celina ISD buys buses to cut costs

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New Diana ISD names finalist for superintendent slot

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Copperas Cove school board agrees on staff cuts

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Kingsville ISD board hopes to hire new superintendent by July

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Dallas ISD trustees to visit Mike Miles and his Colorado Springs school district

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Northside ISD eyes raises for all employees - but they claim to be broke!

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North East ISD board votes to oust JROTC instructors

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University of Texas At Austin Questions United High School's Logo

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Houston ISD trustee questions pizza, ice cream on school menus

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Turf Renovations to Start Soon at Abilene ISD's Shotwell Stadium - but of course they're too broke to provide for academics!

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Forsan ISD to assess facilities

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El Paso's Texas Board of Education rep says he was misled on Bowie allegations

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El Paso ISD officials at odds over how Bowie High School audit began

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Socorro ISD Begins Search For New Superintendent

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Houston ISD school bus drivers demand crackdown on unruly students

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Houston ISD wants to spend $750,000 on Blue Bell ice cream

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Flour Bluff ISD students plan rally today to seek change in district, H.S. administration

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Editorial: Flour Bluff ISD closed the door on public's trust

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Tyler ISD Board Approves Stadium Updates - spend but claim you're broke!

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Eanes ISD officials are asking the community how it can improve

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Sinton considers firing administrators amid wind turbine dispute

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Houston ISD considering spending $39 million to become more energy efficient

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Cy-Fair school-bus driver who tested positive for cocaine appears in court

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3 Texas City students suspended after beating inside locker room

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Forney's elementary school reopens after storm

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Milford high school band director faces child-sex charge

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Ysleta ISD trip to Abundant Living Faith Center raises legal questions

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Officials: Vandalism of Crosby ISD school buses part of ‘senior prank’

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Midland ISD to consider mandatory uniforms at 11 schools

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Houston ISD to hold another meeting on later school start times

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Plano ISD looks to name new superintendent this week

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Editorial: New Beaumont ISD superintendent's contract must not repeat mistakes

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Another Charter School for Tyler

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Campaign is hoping to rename South San ISD building

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Valley school district makes a digital leap in technology - can't read, write or do math well enough but by gosh we can master video games, web browsing and Facebook!

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El Paso ISD internal audit uncovers dozens of transcript alterations at Bowie High School

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Editorial: El Paso ISD cover-up: District's leadership structure is broken

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El Paso ISD to mull broader consultation process

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El Paso ISD hacking suspect arrested in Mississippi

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Tyler ISD Stadium Proposal Attracts Criticism

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After Wilmer-Hutchins ISD is Closed, Signs of Rebirth

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West Texas parents join school-funding lawsuit

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Texas school district lives on, but so do its struggles

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District Still Has Work to Do After Cutting Sports

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Schools report STAAR issues

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Midway ISD names former China Spring ISD chief as superintendent

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Hughes Springs teacher sentenced in student relationship

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Family of girl that took her life at Leander High sues district

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Jailed MSU teacher accused again

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Flour Bluff ISD on Alert Due to Reported Online Threat

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Lewisville ISD Rezoning Sending Students To The Colony

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Texas School Closings Rare, But Should They Be?

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Interactive: Compare Public Education Stats by Accountability Rating

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Missing, altered documents raise questions for auditors looking at Houston school district

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Austin ISD Inches Toward Consultation Deal

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River Road ISD employee's relationship with student under scrutiny

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El Paso middle school coach cited for offensive conduct

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Ex-Irvin High teacher must pay $16,340 to victims

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Cha-ching! Texas schools enjoy a nice payday from Mega Millions

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Tornillo ISD To Discontinue Free Community Wireless Internet Service

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New Braunfels ISD opens $2.2 million transportation center - hardly money spent on the classroom

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Suspect arrested after gun threat at Pasadena ISD high school

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Tyler ISD responds to bus fire incident

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La Marque ISD should consider consolidation

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Grapeland ISD band director arrested for relationship with student

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Aubrey ISD depends on long-time staffers to get results

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Bus camera catches 'sex acts' between Edcouch-Elsa ISD students, baseball coaches do 'nothing'

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Home School Leader Appreciation Week in Texas is April 9-15

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Judson ISD counselor gets 6 years in prison for nude photos to 15-year-old boy

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Taft ISD receives $2.1M grant to build literacy skills in schools, community

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Former A&M Consolidated Middle School Teacher Sentenced for Official Oppression

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Rochester Junior High to move to Haskell

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New Dallas ISD leader was a polarizing figure in Colorado - makes him about right for Dallas ISD doesn't it?

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Districts Avoid School Finance Lawsuits, Cite Finances - more responsible

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Growth in Texas Education Spending is Worth Examining

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TEA upholds firing of Edcouch-Elsa ISD superintendent

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Texas Science Fair Winners Awarded Scholarships to 2012 Governor’s Science and Technology Champions Academy

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Dallas ISD Trustees select Colorado man as superintendent pick

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After audit, Houston ISD officials pledge changes, more details on how companies are picked

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Jim Rodrigue, Comal ISD athletic director, dies at 65

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Ex-El Paso ISD trustee given probation, fine instead of jail time

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Goal for Alamo Stadium is to balance past and future - wasteful school spending

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Ads on buses, buildings boost revenue for cash-strapped Dallas-area schools

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Past Dallas schools chiefs leave mixed legacies

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Crosby ISD officials eye surveillance tape in bus vandalism

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Extensive Vandalism Halts School Buses But Not School at Crosby ISD

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Becker named Slaton ISD superintendent for next year

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Lindale ISD hires new finance director, extends superintendent’s contract

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New Coahoma ISD superintendent returning to familiar ground

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New superintendent takes over at DeSoto ISD

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Tyler ISD Announces New Leadership

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Editorial: Beaumont ISD should extend superintendent search beyond local candidates

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Canyon ISD Education Foundation receives large donation

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Brazosport ISD teachers want contracts to change

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Breckenridge ISD opposed to accountability system - like most. They don't want a solid, consistent measurement of their results which can be used to compare to other districts.

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Schools call on lawmakers to reduce number of standardized tests

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Driver Arrested After Car Crashes Into Rear Of Riesel ISD Bus

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Struggling North Forest ISD gets to stay open

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Houston ISD trustees asked to implement new vendor rules

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Ex-South San ISD secretary charged in theft case

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Mart Superintendent Charged With DWI Faces School Board

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Austin Achieve Public Schools opens in East Austin

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Galveston ISD won't renew 35 positions

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Fort Worth ISD School Bus Crashes Into Parked Truck

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Permian oil boom creates openings for teachers

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Don’t Mess with Texas Scholarship open to high school seniors

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Socorro, Gadsden schools respond after study raises questions on test scores

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Donna ROTC teacher charged with alleged sexual assault of a student

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Childress teacher's aide charged with sexual assault

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Dallas ISD teacher placed on leave after filing complaint with Texas Education Agency

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TEA orders Dallas ISD to investigate elementary school

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El Paso ISD Proposed Policy Change Divides Teachers' Associations

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Alpine ISD trustees OK plan to renovate Buck Stadium, add track - another "broke" ISD

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Austin ISD's superintendent under fire over salary

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Lubbock ISD approves incentive program for math, science teachers

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Navarro ISD axes German program

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Kerrville school board of trustees to get new laptops

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El Paso ISD board considers iPads for students today - another "broke" ISD looks to spend millions on extras which have a dubious relationship to providing a sound education.

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Alternative Media Coverage of the “Save Texas Schools” Rally in Austin

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Keller ISD Superintendent Accepts New Job In AZ

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Report suggests new accounting for Texas schools

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Student cheating? TEA shields erasure data

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Editorial: Dallas ISD should punish cheaters

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It's legal for Joshua superintendent to lead prayer, but is it wise? - Wise? Considering that God controls eternity and your soul and locals only control this brief instant of life, I think I'll side with God and pray.

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High School Baseball Teams Adjusting to New Bats

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Pflugerville High School student brings gun to school

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Lawsuit claims Brownsville ISD discrimination

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Brownsville ISD bus drivers protest reduced hours

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Controversy surrounds perks for Red Oak ISD superintendent - just par for the public ed. course my friends.

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Tornillo ISD Releases Documents Relating To Superintendent's Resignation, Pay

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Mart ISD chief, Charged With DWI Takes Leave

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Grand jury declines to indict ex-Keller teacher

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Ex-Pasadena ISD teacher facing child sex assault charges arrested

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Hitchcock names 6 finalists for superintendent

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Marshall ISD picks superintendent finalist

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Hunt ISD will hold off on football team

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Benjamin ISD plans to keep high school despite dropping to 11 students

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Novice School Employee who Killed 3 Dogs Unlikely to Face Charges

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Lubbock ISD board to consider stipends for math and science teachers

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Forney H.S. Reschedules STAAR Testing Due To Water Damage

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TEA will NOT investigate test cheating reports in Houston &  Dallas

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Houston ISD responds to allegations of cheating

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Editorial: Cheating study heightens pressure of STAAR tests

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SAT, ACT institute tough new measures to prevent cheating

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Collin County student receives Horatio Alger National Scholarship

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John Kuhn Roars Back: Texans Rebel Against Testing

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Seeking a Broader Solution Than ‘Spend More’ for Texas Schools

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Saturday's "Save Texas Schools" Rally: A first-hand view

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Dallas Students Prepare To Farm School Agriculture Plots

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Plainview ISD superintendent to retire at the end of January

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Lubbock ISD trustees may rein in dress code

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IDEA Public Schools Hiring 300 Teachers in Texas

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Houston ISD considers increasing class time

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Calallen ISD bus struck by pickup truck, five children taken to hospital

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Dallas ISD high school decides $5 cheerleader tryout fee wasn’t good idea

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Ex-Arlington teacher rearrested after more sex allegations arise

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Premont ISD Makes Progress Against Shutdown

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Lancaster ISD takes lead in statewide 'STEM' initiative

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Bushland ISD OKs staff raises- my goodness they are all so broke!

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Tyler ISD Board May OK Rose Stadium Turf Upgrade - how is this possible given that they're all broke?!

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Harlingen schools eye iPads - broke but spend, spend, spend!

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Alpine ISD trustees OK renovation of Buck Stadium; new track to be built - even "poor" far west Texas districts have money to spend out of the classroom.

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San Antonio ISD's Alamo Stadium may be named landmark - & read how the waste of big money continues while these districts claim poverty!

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Clint ISD Students Charged After Senior Prank Caught On Camera

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Ninth graders get break under STAAR rule change

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Questions Remain Over Tornillo ISD Superintendent's Resignation, Compensation

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Teachers group touts Austin rally for education funding

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"Save Texas EduCrats" Holds March and Rally in Austin Saturday

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Lubbock ISD: $1,084,851 weight room - are you kidding me? - oh so broke, and suing, public schools just can't stop the spending no matter how unrelated to academics.

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New WFISD contract to save $300,000

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School Districts Take Advantage of STAAR Rule Change

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New Waverly Coach Assaulted

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Dallas ISD trustees to interview up to five superintendent candidates this Saturday

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Voters will weigh shift in tax usage for Somerset ISD

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Gladewater ISD joins opposition to state testing - few of them want measurement as to how effectively they spend our money.

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Former Meadow ISD teacher charged with improper student relationship

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Sherman ISD Continues to Discuss Standard Dress Code

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Ex-Dallas school board leader backs mayor’s attempt to influence district

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Two Dallas schools win Excellence in Urban Education Awards

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Mother frustrated with bullying at Post High School

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Texas’ new standardized tests come to schools next week

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Medina Valley ISD officials ordered to apologize in prayer case by Federal Judge

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Frenship ISD settles logo dispute with new identity guidelines

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Student arrested after threat that put Manor High School on lockdown

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Suspicious email prompts reverse evacuation at Pflugerville HS

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Lawyers to close Edcouch-Elsa schools chief hearing

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Driver in crash on Longview school campus dies, officials say

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Killeen school bus wreck takes out power lines

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Lawsuit Dropped Alleging Abilene ISD Negligence In Student-Teacher Relationship

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Report: Texas high school graduation rates rising

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Class Size Concerns an Opportunity for Learning Technologies

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Beilue: Schooling decision personal

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New Houston KIPP chief was spurred to teach early on

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Video of Girls Fist-Fighting  at Abilene elementary school surfaces on Facebook

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Out-of-district students pay off for Abilene ISD - you do realize this is nothing but a voucher-less voucher program - for all those who think school choice will damage public schooling

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Paint Rock school uses transfers to boost enrollment

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District woes typical as schools struggle

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Glen Rose ISD Spending On Stadium TVs

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Texas Schools Cope as Classes Expand and Staffs Shrink - b.s.

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Cuero ISD ends contract with superintendent, names interim

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Alamo middle school drama teacher arrested for fondling student

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Rangel faces challenges as new president of Fort Worth school board

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La Marque ISD suggests moratorium could keep students

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Beaumont ISD board to discuss TEA audit discrepancy tonight

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TEA doesn't know how to score STAAR test

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Editorial: Texas, don’t fail this test

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A Parent's Guide to School Shootings

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Embrace education, reformer says

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Spring Break industry for middle schoolers

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Dallas ISD elementary school teacher gets charged with prostitution

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Public School Suspensions, Expulsions Mask the True Issue

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Under investigation, Tornillo ISD superintendent quits & gets $276,000!

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San Antonio school districts to join statewide backlash to high-stakes tests - they are complaining about the tests they lobbied for to replace TAKS. The truth is they want no effective accountability measures.

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Dancing for culture: Protesters defend Chicano literature - chicano is another made up designation from the 20th Century communists.

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Paint Rock ISD proves magnetic

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Girl Struck After Getting Off Bellmead School Bus Is Home Recovering

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Lexington teacher, Holly Lopez of Pflugerville, accused of sex with 2 boys

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Texas Watchdog's Mark Lisheron interviewed on Pratt on Texas on administrators at Texas school districts

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Rawlings expanding mayor’s role in Dallas school district

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Mayor Mike Rawlings won't endorse candidates for Dallas school board after all. At least, not as 'mayor.'

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Search for Dallas schools’ new superintendent moves forward

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Fort Bend ISD launches iPad learning

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A refreshing discussion in Hitchcock ISD

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New Diana teacher appeared to die from self-inflicted gunshot

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Home-schoolers tackle technology

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Austin ISD efficiency study guiding district on saving money

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Records lacking on jailed Wichita Falls teacher

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DPS Investigating Tornillo Superintendent For Use Of District Funds

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Texas principal's e-mail brings calls of racism - you've got to be looking to be offended on this one.

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Administrators avoid the budget scalpel at many Texas school districts

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Bloomington ISD talks dome-covered gym and shelter space at special meeting

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Area districts call for school accountability reform

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Officials plan to release details in New Diana teacher's shooting death

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Texas home school debate team first to make Bickel & Brewer/NYU International Finals

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Arlington City Council, school board consider joint meeting

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Event to mark 75 years since New London, Texas school blast

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School district mergers save little, carry big political risks

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Austin ISD struggles with enrollment at new charter schools

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Wink ISD Proposes $32 Million Dollar Bond

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Willis ISD to host parent meetings on dual-language program

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TEA: Tornillo ISD Superintendent Investigated For Allegedly Using District Funds For Personal Use

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Deion Sanders’ name brings positive and negative attention to charter schools he helped found

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Is La Marque school board too late?

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Plano ISD looking at potential $10.6 M shortfall

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New Summerfield ISD Tightens Its Belt Further

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MSU & Wichita Falls teacher had previous convictions

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Bexar County jury convicts College Station teacher

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Cuts have even rich Texas school districts reeling - not as much as their spending has taxpayers reeling

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Midland ISD Seeing Increase in Injuries Due to the Drought

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Bryan ISD trying to cut $600K from budget

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Teens accused of Leander ISD middle school bomb threat identified

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La Marque school board declares a financial crisis

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Edgewood ISD teachers jump at buyout offer

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A&M Consolidated Middle School teacher put on leave

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Aldine ISD bus collision in N. Houston

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Nacogdoches ISD board opts to drill water wells

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Port Arthur ISD apologizes for principal who struck students

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La Joya ISD teacher accused of molesting student

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Edcouch-Elsa school board president behind bars

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Cedar Park middle school evacuated due to bomb threat

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Editorial: Texas schools must watch social promotion

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Social promotion continues in Texas schools - why we need more accountability and not less. They did this to me, had we had testing as they now do, the school and teachers wouldn't have bee able to hide the fact that I had huge holes in math skills. I never learned long division but, they put me in honors math in High School and just passed me through! It was NOT a favor but a big liability in business. Test and measure or else even more of our money will be thrown down a the rat hole of big spending public education.

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Interactive: 25,000 Fewer School Employees, Only 11,000 Fewer Teachers - hardly the 100,000 teachers they screamed about!

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Austin ISD Board trying to decide when to go ask for more money from taxpayers

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Magnolia ISD merges some career and technology courses

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Larry Marshall - accused of bribery - seen as ‘living legend’ by Houston ISD, effective advocate by constituents

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Murchison ISD Considers Starting High School

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Former Amarillo elementary teacher indicted on drug delivery charge

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Police: Man in bomb threat case targeted Austin High, Bedichek Middle Schools

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More white powder letters opened, postmarked in Texas

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Texas School Says 'USA' Chant Was Racist

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UIL complaint filed over chant of "USA" at basketball game

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Brownsville ISD denies allegations in hiring of audit firm

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Southside ISD board stops short of censure vote

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Victoria ISD prepares to hire superintendent by May 31

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WFISD considers classroom changes

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Plano ISD OKs plan to relieve elementary overcrowding

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La Marque ISD discussing possibility of school closings

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Texas City ISD district looks for a leader

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Comal ISD begins superintendent search

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Kilgore ISD breaks ground on new schools thanks to school bond

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Decatur ISD hopes to avoid bus emergency

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Principals disagreed on Dallas boys'-only movie trip

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Going to the movies in Dallas ISD

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Texas Public Policy Foundation report recommends expansion of digital learning in Texas

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Tx Home School Coalition letter to Snyder ISD - typical gov't harassment

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Jim Ned School Board Chooses New Superintendent

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Setting the record straight on education funding in Texas

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Mysterious letter with white powder sent to second Plano ISD school

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Taylor police say bomb and shooting threat to high school is hoax

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South San ISD adds cops to campus after brawl

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Orangefield ISD superintendent announces resignation, leaves

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La Marque ISD tries to plug budget

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Premont ISD's priceless lesson

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Pasadena ISD adopts four-year terms for trustees

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Irving ISD school bus goes wrong way on one-way road

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Midland ISD School Board Decides Against a May Bond Election

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Bus Catches on Fire at Midland ISD Bus Barn

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Brownwood teacher fired for injuring student

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Former Katy ISD elementary teacher gets 30 days in jail for meth possession

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La Marque ISD to discuss $4.7 million budget deficit - the always mismanaged district asks the voters who keep electing the incompetent for more ideas. Fun.

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Midland ISD to implement sex ed program in May

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Midland schools' first expansion cost: $417, now they want $158 million

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Miscellaneous Waste in Elgin Middle School - more funds going to staff than toward students

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Hispanic graduation rates increase at Abilene ISD

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W.T. White High School forms first Academy of Visual & Performing Arts in Dallas ISD

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Urban debate uplifts Dallas ISD, helps SMU

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Lewisville tech firm seeks to stop Dallas ISD’s multimillion-dollar classroom upgrade

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Sinton ISD to hold community meeting on wind turbine plan tonight

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Coahoma student arrested for assault at school

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Hallsville ISD’s work earns honor from Department of Education

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DeSoto ISD board names lone finalist for superintendent

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Bilingual schools offer new educational wrinkle

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Ysleta ISD PE teacher arrested on abuse allegations

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79 Drug Charges for Ector Co. ISD Students This Year

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Waco teacher gets 5 years over student sex abuse

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Fort Worth ISD Still Needs 300 to Retire, Resign

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West Brook teen accused of bringing gun to school will be tried as adult

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Nederland ISD adds fourth bond proposition to May election ballot

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San Antonio ISD picks interim leader

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Pauken: High Schools Should Teach Vocational and Technical Education

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Some Lubbock School Buses Could be Fire Danger

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Texas Graduation Rate 10th Highest Among 34 States

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Parents want lunch program changed after child denied portion of lunch at Tyler ISD

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Home-rule could be path to efficiency for Texas schools

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Brazosport ISD school hours could change to cut costs

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Cy-Fair school steps up security after threat

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Brownsville ISD mum on ailing student; coach on leave during school's investigation

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San Angelo Student Detained For Possessing Bomb-Making Materials

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Harlandale ISD principal reassigned after trustee controversy

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Harlandale trustee offers $5,000 reward to convict email spoofer

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Houston ISD Superintendent delivers State of Schools address

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Ex-Waco Kindergarten Teacher Denies He Fondled 5-Year-Old Girl In Classroom

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Midland ISD ready to propose more than doubling its debt: focus is on educating voters

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Teacher Attendance Higher Than Normal on 'Sick-Out' Day at Dallas ISD

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$20 million on iPads from district suing state

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Austin ISD gets a bigger budget and possible pay raise next year

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A Guide to the Texas School Finance Lawsuits

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School districts consider deferral on State of Texas Assessments of Academic Readiness test

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San Antonio's Carver Academy to become public charter school

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Edgewood ISD teachers blast administration

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Classmates Line Road As Girl Injured In School Bus Crash Returns Home

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Reward in Dawson High School arson blaze

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Southeast Texas schools work to repair football stadiums

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Time for Fort Worth school board to freeze longevity perk for district employees

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Fort Worth ISD to cut more than 300 jobs in reorganization

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New consortium of Dallas-area school districts wants an alternative to current standardized tests

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Arlington school district gets $7 million Texas Literacy Initiative grant

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Arlington police arrest Sam Houston High teacher on 2 charges of improper relationship with a student

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Ector Co. ISD Looking to Make Big Changes

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Former North Crowley school worker charged with assaulting school janitor

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Girl Struck By Truck After Getting Off La Vega ISD School Bus

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5 vying to be San Antonio ISD interim chief

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Seguin ISD looks at how to proceed with still-empty seat

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12-Year-Old Boy Points Loaded Gun At Classmate in Warren

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Midland school district in crisis mode over recent student suicides

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Sheriff: Student to be charged in pocketknife attack

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McAllen ISD rolls out iPads for students - oh those broke public schools

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As Dallas teacher sickout approaches, a call for steady nerves

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Dallas ISD teacher continues to call for Leap Day sickout

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Former North Crowley school employee charged with assaulting janitor

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Snyder ISD: 8-year, $49.5 million renovation nears completion

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Former maintenance chief questions Beaumont ISD audit

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Charter school group wants to be part of school finance lawsuit

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Dual-language programs growing in Dallas-area schools, across state

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Sinton wind turbine dispute charts new territory

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Tyler Boys Hoop Coach Being Investigated

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Little Cypress-Mauriceville High School teacher arrested on sexual assault of a child charges

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Lubbock ISD middle schools considering school uniforms

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Lumberton cheerleaders earn national recognition

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Midland pastor's public school bond push draws attention

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No relief for shrinking school budgets - and yet they won't cut their bloated administrations in any appreciable way. By the way, the NEA "study" numbers are a complete fallacy as proven by the official numbers from the Comptroller.

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Columbia-Brazoria ISD forced into meal program

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Comal ISD trustees grant superintendent early release

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Court denies Cy-Fair ISD's request to throw out bullying suit

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Bond reduced for female Houston middle school teacher accused of sex with student

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Ex-Willis HS coach accused of sexually assaulting student

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Arlington ISD teacher allowed to return after alleged racist comment

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Teenage golfer dies after fall from cart playing for Stratford ISD

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McKinney ISD teacher charged after toothpick dispute with student

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Occupy Protesters Ejected From Dallas School Board Meeting

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Jasper ISD board sets bond election

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FWISD strives to avoid teacher layoffs

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Tyler ISD deals with $8 million budget cut

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Dallas ISD changes residency rules for some top-level employees

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Waco ISD Board Approves Campus Closures, Consolidations

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Former custodians sentenced for stealing from Leander ISD

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Fifth Texas School Finance Suit Focuses on Efficiency

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Teenage brother & sister die after slamming their car into Burnet school bus

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Five Current State Board of Education Members Endorse Marty Rowley in District 15 race

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Socorro ISD Superintendent Leaving For Job In California

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Brownsville ISD Earns the Rotten Apple Award for February

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Brownsville ISD Audit Reveals "Systemic Corruption"

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Conroe ISD approves energy pilot program at four campuses

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Spring Branch ISD teacher accused of inappropriate relationship with student

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Cleveland ISD students arrested at school on narcotics charges

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Taft ISD athletic trainer arrested on charge of improper relationship with child, sexual assault of child

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Districts need to email TEA to defer STAAR grade rule

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Texas A&M Study Identifies Affect Of School Principal Training Program

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South San ISD cutting 61 teaching position, charging more for summer school - a big spending, bad educating mess of a district.

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Former San Antonio ISD employee claims false arrest

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Lubbock ISD board approves teacher training from Laying the Foundation

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Gladewater ISD aims to unfreeze salaries, present balanced budget

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Midway ISD makes more plans towards final budget cuts

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Presidio High School Teacher Honored in Washington D.C.

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Lumberton ISD investigating bus incident

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Navarro ISD votes to extend chief’s contract

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No special session on education, Governor Perry says

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NEA study claims large drop in per-student spending in Texas public schools - absolutely false as the schools are not spending less per student. Schools did not suffer a net cut in spending over the last budget, schools simply saw a reduction in the growth of spending.

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Stephenville ISD puts $24M bond on ballot

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TAKS vs. STAAR looking at the differences between the two tests

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Conroe ISD trustees to consider teacher raises - how can that be, all ISD are broke we're told

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Editorial: Nederland voters get choices they deserve on school bond issue

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Hutto ISD Considers Charging to Ride the Bus

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UIL Denies Realignment Appeal From McKinney ISD

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Sinton trustees vote unanimously to seek contract for construction of wind turbines at high school despite city zoning rejection

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San Antonio ISD Superintendent Robert Durón resigns

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Group of Seguin 6th-Graders Caught With Drugs at School

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Nederland ISD will seek May bond election

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UIL board unanimously denies Amarillo ISD appeal

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Fort Worth's new school superintendent has ambitious goal

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Hunt ISD moves forward with technology efforts

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PE struggles to keep up in Texas classrooms

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Mathis ISD breaks ground on 1st new downtown campus in more than 50 years

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Police allege Judson student showed fake guns

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In Texas Schools, Climate Change an Unsettled Science

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Texas charter schools get mixed reviews

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Arlington schools get $7 million literacy grant

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Marble Falls HS teacher facing serious charges

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Hutto ISD to discuss budget cuts at public meeting

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Victoria ISD Superintendent Bob Moore won't return next school year

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SBOE's Ratliff: ‘Moneyball’ and Texas public education - the contention is right but, Ratliff & pals push for the wrong solution, they want to weaken accountability as opposed to making it stronger and clearer.

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South San Antonio ISD planning $8 million bond sale

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Failure to finish San Antonio ISD chief Durón's review spurs questions

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Corporal punishment is still used sparingly by some school districts

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Cross Plains Teacher to Face Grand Jury

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Tivoli Junior High Students Boycotting Cafeteria Food At School

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STAAR won't impact students' grades this year

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Texas Schools Look to Advertising to Fill Budget Gaps

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Castroville school evacuated after student found with fake grenade

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Editorial: Post-game Ozen & La Marque high school brawl needed sanctions sooner

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Alamo Stadium petition launched by San Antonio ISD residents

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Midland and Odessa Organize to Improve Education

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New Diana ISD superintendent to retire

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McAllen federal judge rules in favor of truant students, ACLU

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Parents alarmed by Lubbock middle school fight club - Why? They should be aware that such is the culture in much of our "beloved" public schools these days. We pour in more and more money, schools degrade to a lower and lower level.

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Fire extinguished at San Benito High School

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Texas Testing Champion

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Examiner: Arlington teacher should be reinstated despite insensitive remark

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Tyler ISD coach on leave, under investigation

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Fort Bend ISD ends contract with Fort Bend Mechanical

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Brownsville ISD raises delinquent tax penalty

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Harlingen school bus rear-ended off Expressway 77

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Humble ISD school bus driver injured in multiple-vehicle wreck

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Driver Dies After Academy ISD School Bus In Collision (Jan. 17th) That Injured 29 Children

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Thief strikes Cotton Center ISD's ag building

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House Education Chair Asks For Delay Of STAAR Rule

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Hereford ISD employee killed in vehicle explosion

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Ingram ISD still researching night courses

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San Benito investigation says teacher acted properly

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Pasadena High School student accused of pulling fire alarm facing felony charges

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iWaste in Fort Bend ISD - and we're to believe schools are broke!

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Schools trim few teachers following Texas state budget cuts, sky not falling just yet - told you over and over the 10,000 fired teachers was complete democrat and union propoganda.

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Manor ISD school bus involved in wreck

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Are Texas Schools Efficient or Free?

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Waco ISD superintendent makes final budget cut proposal

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Fort Worth ISD offering teachers early leave incentives

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Round Rock ISD Petition

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Dallas' Charter School Plan May Be a Good Idea, But It Was Badly Executed

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Update: UIL appeal chances appear slim, Amarillo ISD appeals UIL realignment

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Tatum ISD officially calls $29.9 million bond election

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Troup ISD employees approved for raises

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Pflugerville teacher wins prestigious Milken Award

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Plano ISD Warns Parents About "Fainting Game"

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Texas Academy of Mathematics and Science student wins on 'Jeopardy!'

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Police: 2nd student in danger in Brownsville middle school shooting case

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South Texas city (Sinton) rejects wind turbines at school

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Brownsville ISD nixed pursuing HealthSmart lawsuit on contingency basis

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Seguin ISD board could put Juan Seguin up for sale

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Former Clarksville Teacher Gets 5 Years For Sexual Contact With 13-Year-Old Boy

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Shapiro Says TEA Can Waive STAAR Requirement

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La Marque teacher, school administrators accused of not reporting sex assault

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Warrant issued for Cleveland ISD teacher accused of choking 5th grader

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Yes We Can… Indoctrinate Your Kids! [In Texas public schools]

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Charter school group coming

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Pine Tree employee placed on leave

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Abilene ISD, a so-called broke school district, to replace turf at football field

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Midland ISD chief presents $158 million 'improvement initiative'

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Ore City ISD leader gets extension, raise - but schools are broke!???

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Lubbock ISD Classes Canceled Monday due to snow

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Littlefield Teacher Reportedly Pins A Note To A Student As Part Of A Punishment - good note, parent no so much.

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Eastland ISD bus driver & monitor suspended over student's hug & cheek-peck

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Ex-La Marque ISD police chief files $10M lawsuit against district

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Waco ISD Releases Recommendations For Campus Closures, School Closings Could Impact Home Values

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Allegations Land Cross Plains ISD Teacher on Administrative Leave

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Hudson ISD ends investigation into possible teacher, student relationship

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New Braunfels ISD issuing $26 million debt offering

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Big Spring High School and Junior High Revitalizing Mentoring Program

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Houston ISD Superintendent Dr. Grier gets contract extension

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Former El Paso Irvin dance teacher indicted on state charges

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Boys-only Dallas ISD field trip to movie sparks outrage, calls of sex inequity

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Temporary Incentive Offered for Lubbock ISD Employees

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Few Texas students will fail new STAAR test this year

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Dallas ISD school board to consider easing residency requirements for top administrators today - pretty bad when your district is so bad its leaders don't want to live there.

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Hays H. S. student arrested after officials say he made death threats

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Bryan High School Student in Jail on Drug Charges

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Elementary teacher accused of choking 5th grader at Cleveland ISD

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Parent accuses Ysleta ISD teacher of harming students

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Pine Tree ISD employee placed on leave

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Katy ISD teacher charged with sexually assaulting teen goes before judge

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Austin ISD official to lead Texas School Coalition in suing taxpayers

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High school juniors don't need college athletic pressure

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Girl Paralyzed In Academy ISD Bus Crash Leaves Rehab For First Time

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Big Country Schools Defend Corporal Punishment

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Young Joining Charter School Association as Vice President of Public & Government Affairs

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Humble ISD school warns of bats near entrance

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Morton coach resigns amid allegations of inappropriate behavior

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LBJ High School Basketball Coach/Teacher facing felony for giving student ‘morning-after pill,’ police say

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Dallas ISD could lose $79 million in federal funds, state warns

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State assigns Dallas ISD a new improvement monitor

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Groesbeck Third Graders Mistakenly Taught Lesson About Sexting

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Gun found at San Antonio-area middle school; student arrested

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Houston school bus driver rear ends minivan on Gulf Freeway

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Longview ISD interim chief says scrutiny over rehiring appropriate

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Southside ISD (San Antonio) band teacher accused of improper touching

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Midland & Ector Co. ISDs Under Scrutiny from TEA

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Brazosport ISD puts $40.25 million bond issue on ballot

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Aldine High School principal dies after battle with cancer

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Judson ISD launches free mobile app - this is central to education how?

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Katy High School teacher accused of sex with 15-year-old boy

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Beaumont ISD cop wants lesser charge in sex assault case

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Del Rio schools give raise to superintendent

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Ingram ISD to consider night courses

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Troup ISD Board Members Move Forward On Raise Talks

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Longview ISD makes Wilcox interim superintendent

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Obama highlights Presidio, Texas, students at White House Science Fair

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Abilene ISD Gets Technology Makeover

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Editorial: Let teachers focus on teaching, not other duties

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Pratt: A priority problem in public education from Austin to local boards, Audio version

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Education commissioner calls for money to implement STAAR

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Snyder ISD's Tiger Stadium Renovations to Cost $3.6 Million - oh so broke public schools

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Lumberton ISD planning campus renovations, new construction

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Dallas ISD’s plans to close 11 schools as it’s building new ones raise questions

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Lamar professor: Fix school funding crisis with less teachers, more aides

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El Paso ISD school chief fraud trial set for June

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Midland ISD Outlines Plan to Tackle Teen Suicide

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Schools going to war — of sorts - some and not enough

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Benefit Held For 14-Year-Old School Bus Crash Survivor

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Texas City ISD expects to hire new leader by July

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La Marque superintendent’s record topic of discussion

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Dallas council members question plan to help charter schools expand in Dallas

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Santa Fe school mum on student’s account of stranger danger

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Tatum ISD chief says Luminant deal will help keep planned bond tax rate low

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Federal judge denies attorney's request to drop charges against Calvin Walker in Beaumont ISD over billing case

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Aldine ISD police officer accused of assaulting, threatening woman

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Tyler school employee under investigation for sexual harassment

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Judge tells Texas public school officials in prayer suit to be neutral - his instruction is not neutral, making a point of remaining seated is a statement against the action being taken.

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Police use pepper spray on unruly College Station student

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McLeroy: Texas' evolution teaching meets science standards

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Mexia ISD letter stirs controversy

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UIL 2012-2014 Reclassification and Realignment

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UIL realignment: Change could add $100K to Amarillo ISD costs - then cut back on sports. Sports are not the main purpose of public education despite what many think.

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Update: Coach resigns, blasts district, South San football coach accused of sexual harassment

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Liberal Texas teachers seek special session to stop school cuts

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Grand jury indicts educator charged with improper relationship with student in Port Arthur

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Sheldon ISD: Students busted for using counterfeit cash in cafeteria

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Texas schools chief: Testing has gone too far

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Lohn ISD Administrator Arrested for Felony Theft

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Overton police investigating assault charges against teacher, more

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Socorro ISD employee accused of inappropriate conduct with student

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YES Prep teacher accused of sexually assaulting 16-year-old student

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Texas principal's home visits take aim at truancy

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Fiesta Time at Denton ISD?

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Fort Bend ISD may replace textbooks with iPads - yeah, schools are so broke

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Texas teachers to show lawmakers impact of budget cuts

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Wichita Falls ISD computer system fails

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TEA Opens Investigation into Andrews Special Ed. Teacher

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Teenager in Kyle escapes attack after leaving school

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Science in Texas schools given a ‘C'

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Editorial: Beaumont ISD travel needs restraint

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McAllen schools prepare for iPads, security deposit

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El Paso ISD: U.S. Rep. Silvestre Reyes campaign emails sent to employees

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Hays CISD warning of attempted abduction

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Florence ISD teacher back in classroom after wrestling fracas

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Four juveniles accused of distributing drug that sickened 16 students

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Update: 16 Cleveland High School students sick on prescribed meds, Students fall ill at Cleveland HS

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Sterling High School bus carrying girls' soccer team involved in crash

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Teachers' Union Claims Teacher & Parent Bullying By Dallas ISD

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Lufkin ISD superintendent says budget cuts threaten major programs

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In Richardson ISD’s Non-Traditional School, more take detour to a diploma

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Student Caught With Pellet Gun, Knife At Waco Intermediate School

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Former San Antonio ISD employee accused of stealing district money

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Dallas ISD teacher calls on colleagues to hold 'sick-out' to protest longer workday

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Dallas ISD approves longer workday for schoolteachers

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Texas ISD's continue big spending on non-core items

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Venable: Education Dollars Should Follow the Child

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More than 8,000 classrooms in Texas now above class size cap

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Arlington teachers express discontent in union survey - then quit.

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Deja vu? Houston ISD procurement audit findings echo problems in grounds-keeping contract

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Girl Injured In Truck-Academy ISD Bus Crash Moved From Hospital To Rehab

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Gentlemen, start your guessing: UIL's realignment announcement Thursday never predictable

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Breckenridge ISD Board Prepared to Battle Over FieldTurf, more - spend, spend, spend

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School Finance Back in Dietz's Court

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Round Rock ISD 10-year-old carried loaded gun in backpack

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Mesquite High coach accused of improper relationship once led Dallas Academy team that lost 100-0

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Lubbock ISD's superintendent discusses funding lawsuit with Democratic women's group

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School Choice Week begs the question - just how ARE our education dollars being spent?

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Texas' new math standards dependent on new books

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Novice High School Set to Close Doors Permanently

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Klein ISD rescinds punishment in potty break case

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Groveton coach arrested on improper relationship charge

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Cheating: 60 Clear Lake H.S. students disciplined

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South San ISD latest to allow ads on buses

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China Spring ISD Wins National Competition For $50,000 Grant

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Waco ISD Considers New Budget Plan With New Campus Closures

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Burglars Cause $15,000 Worth Of Damage To Colorado City School Building

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Lots of Einsteins or too low a bar? Houston ISD bursting at the seams with 'gifted' students, shelves plan to tighten standards

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Houston ISD proposes to increase vocational training

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Killeen ISD deputy superintendent resigns

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Premont ISD shutters athletic programs in deal with TEA

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Dallas ISD school orchestra to play Carnegie Hall

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Gilmer ISD extends superintendent’s contract

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Northside ISD investigates employee for alleged gun sales

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Lubbock ISD administrator on leave after spanking returns to work Thursday

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Update: Teen Injured In Bus Crash To Be Moved Out Of ICU; Driver's Condition Still Critical, Academy ISD Bus Driver, Student Remain In Critical Condition; 3 Others Released

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Update: 2 critical after bus wreck, 32 Injured When Truck Strikes, Knocks Over Loaded Temple School Bus

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Bomb threat prompts Allen ISD building closures

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La Marque ISD investigating brawl that broke out after basketball game

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Melee after La Marque boys basketball game

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Fort Worth teacher, Jennifer Riojas, pleads guilty to sex with student

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Socorro ISD approves artificial turf for football fields - another "broke" ISD spending money on the unnecessary

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San Antonio ISD board ends Spurs' soccer plans at Alamo Stadium - media pressure pays off

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Fort Worth ISD Names Interim Superintendent Sole Finalist

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Gilmer ISD considers stadium renovations, saves $1.2 million in bond reissue

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About 90 apply for head football coach position at Nacogdoches ISD

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Amarillo ISD board OKs end-of-course exam procedures

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Edinburg ISD to Build Safety Wall of Dirt Around Middle School

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Second Abilene ISD early departure notification program could save $650,000

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Abilene ISD Makes Changes To Meet State Requirements For Special Education Students

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High schoolers return to PSJA campus after 51 years

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Fort Worth ISD needs better budget monitoring to avoid costly blunders

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Pine Tree ISD shakes up leadership

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Beeville H.S. students shave heads to support teacher's battle

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La Joya ISD Police Tracking Down Laptop Thieves

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Brownwood ISD Bus Driver Caught on Camera Cursing at Students

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Levelland ISD superintendent stepping down

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Rules allowing Texas school districts to declare financial emergencies come under fire

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Ousted Del Rio principal continues appeal process

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Thieves steal laptops, candy from La Joya schools

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Review is on tap for big-spending San Antonio ISD chief Durón

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Midway ISD bus has head-on collision with SUV, children not hurt

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Diboll ISD apologizes for not contacting parent after false suicide scare

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ACLU warns Dallas ISD against plan to allow graduations at churches

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Irving ISD makes history with single-member districts, the fight isn't over

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Canyon ISD finds new way to save thousands of dollars

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Texas PTA sponsors webinar about divorce

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Security beefed up at Round Rock high school

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Former El Paso Teacher Gets 50 Years For Child Porn, Videotaping Kids

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San Antonio mayor no fan of rezoned San Antonio ISD Alamo Stadium

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Lubbock ISD administrator investigated for use of corporal punishment

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Enrollment decreases in Taylor County high schools

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Editorial: San Antonio ISD fails again on transparency

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Ex-Northside ISD official's actions probed

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Texas AG Greg Abbott meets with Houston ISD about Apollo 20 program

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Fort Worth trustees choose lone finalist for superintendent

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Sanger superintendent gets raise, extension

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White Oak ISD chief gets raise, contract extension

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Edinburg CISD chief receives contract extension, favorable review

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Petrolia school board hires lawyer for consolidation issue

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Dallas ISD could loosen restrictions on graduations at religious facilities

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Concerned parents and students attend Waco ISD public forum

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Teen Stabbed in San Marcos Middle School Restroom

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Premont ISD to remain open for at least another year under amended agreement - you just can't hardly kill off a bad bureaucracy

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Replica grenade in car prompts school evacuation in Manor - stupid

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Austin ISD School Tax Hike Likely for November Ballot

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Tom Bean ISD awarded $1 million energy grant

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VFW names Abilene High teacher state's best

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Hallsville ISD prepares for move to new high school campus

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Gladewater ISD superintendent gets 5-year contract

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Enrollment grows, Midland ISD adding teachers

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Hudson ISD superintendent talks school funding woes

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San Antonio school bus driver accused of texting behind the wheel

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Houston ISD police officer beaten at convenience store

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Prosecutors: El Paso Irvin teacher filmed pupils undressing

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Angleton High School students arrested on campus in undercover drug sting

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Southside ISD wants discrimination lawsuit moved to federal court

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Public chimes in on New Braunfels ISD plan to replace books with computers

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Was San Antonio ISD's Alamo Stadium vote decided in advance?

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Field of Waste: San Antonio ISD's Pro-Soccer Stadium

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Teachers can go 3 years without a formal evaluation in some districts

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Dallas ISD board president Lew Blackburn candidate for Louisiana superintendent job; conflict-of-interest concerns emerge

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Copperas Cove ISD board OKs layoffs for next year

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Brownwood High School Students in Trouble After 'Sexting' Scandal

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2 10-year-old boys accused of sex assault on Houston school bus

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Port Arthur sex scandal shocks schools, Port Arthur ISD employee charged with improper relationship after arrest in car with teen

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TCTA honors Midland teacher as Leader of the Year

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Woodsboro's State-of-the-Art Dome Built with FEMA Funds

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Dallas ISD officials researching year-round school schedule

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The answer for Premont ISD should be clear

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Troup ISD Employees Could See Pay Increase - but schools are broke

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Tatum ISD committee recommends $29.9 million bond package

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Officials: Freshman shot by senior at North Forest High School

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Pro soccer field wins San Antonio ISD's approval - perfect example of how misguided our ISDs are. Send this story to legislator and ask them to justify sending more money to San Antonio ISD and most other districts given this type of spending & focus on all but education.

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San Antonio ISD administrator investigated for promoting son

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Parents to Northeast ISD: Stop arresting our autistic children

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El Paso ISD dials up fix for phone system: spend $3 million

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City, Brownsville ISD lock down investigation info in Cummings shooting

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Copperas Cove School Superintendent Announces Retirement

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Abilene ISD switches to Suddenlink for computer network management

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Abilene ISD averaged more than $11,000 monthly in donations in 2011

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Former Odessa High principal reprimanded, now working from closet

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Keller teacher accused of improper relationship with student

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Students dismissed early after bomb threat called into Vidor Junior High

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School bus accident reported in Arlington

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Weatherford ISD's Bring Your Own Technology initiative getting positive results

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Ector Co. ISD on high alert after state intervention

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Highland ISD hires new superintendent

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Pay raises, stable tax rate possible for Austin schools

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Valley district offers a different type of high school: Texas Academy of Medical Technology

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Alamo Stadium, San Antonio ISD vote may be delayed

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Audit says Houston ISD isn’t cost sensitive enough

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10-year-old boys charged with sexual assault on Houston school bus

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Tyler ISD Parking Attendant Allowed Sex Offender Onto Campus Without Checking Man's ID

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Former Canutillo ISD Teacher Caught With Hundreds Of Child Porn Images

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Trophies found in the trash rile up Bridgeport parents

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Waco ISD holds public forums over possible school closings

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Beaumont ISD bus carrying 23 kids catches fire

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Dallas ISD school near Fair Park evacuated after carbon monoxide leak

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Marksman charged in shooting behind Edinburg school - not much of a "marksman"

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Alamo Stadium decision looms at San Antonio ISD

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Houston school cancels classes due to case of viral meningitis

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Audit criticizes Houston ISD's buying practices

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Consolidation proposed for Petrolia & Byers ISDs

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Hale Center ISD appoints interim chief

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Six Finalists Remain for FWISD Superintendent

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New Texas City High School campus opens

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Merit Pay for Teachers a Winner in D.C.

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Alamo Stadium plan is rejected

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911 tape released in Cummings Middle School shooting

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Cummings shooting 911 call: 'Put the gun down', Parents Question Use Of Lethal Force In Officers' Killing Of Student, Chief: Officers receive death threats after school shooting, Crime-scene probe keeps downtown campus closed

 

 

 

 
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