Public education

As each side argues over how to best manage the largest educational endowment in the country, their disagreement could affect funding for Texas schools.

As an oil boom increases housing costs and lures staff away, the Ector County school board has struggled to recruit and retain enough teachers.

In a preliminary budget request, the Texas Education Agency revealed it expects the state to put less money into public education next year because of fast-increasing local property values.

After submitting a recommendation to remove the word "heroic" from seventh-grade history textbooks, a Texas State Board of Education workgroup backed off its proposal after outcry from officials and the public.

Early childhood education advocates say the governor created an "unfunded mandate" for higher-quality pre-K that Texas schools are unable to meet.

The Texas Education Agency says cosmetologists don’t make enough to justify continuing high school cosmetology programs. Teachers and students say reported salaries don’t tell the whole story.

An advisory committee has suggested eliminating a line in seventh-grade history standards about “all the heroic defenders who gave their lives” at the Alamo.

State education officials did not seem to be aware the two public schools were located in migrant shelters, despite approving their applications.

The Teacher Retirement System likely will not vote to increase premiums for retired teachers this month, as previously expected, an agency official said.

The audit says the Texas Education Agency consistently bypassed required steps and failed to consider other options before awarding a special education contract.

A letter from the Texas Education Agency about funding for schooling in migrant shelters highlights the ongoing push and pull between federal and state agencies.

Justin Porter, previously the education agency's executive director of special populations, will oversee how Texas school districts are serving kids with special needs.

In a lawsuit filed Wednesday, two teacher groups argue Texas Education Commissioner Mike Morath exceeded his authority and weakened protections for public school employees.

As school communities and state officials discuss their school districts' official state ratings, many disagree on what the results actually mean.

A Trump administration official told Education Week that Texas first raised the possibility of using federal grants for that purpose.

Patrick said funding for health care benefits under TRS-Care should be the responsibility of the Legislature and "not fall on the shoulders of our retired teachers."

For the first time Wednesday, Texas school districts received official ratings that show their performance on a scale from A through F, perpetuating a debate on whether the new system is more accessible for parents.

When the state hands out report cards on school districts, don't forget the elected officials who write the policies those districts follow. Voters will grade their papers later this year — in the general election.

The school marshal program allows certain school staffers to carry a firearm and neutralize active shooters on campus. Here's how participants train.

Nearly a year after Hurricane Harvey submerged Port Arthur, students are still fighting its effects as they return to school.