Culture, Public Education
Texas House passes bill to ban sexually explicit books from school libraries(The Center Square) – The Texas House, with 11 Democrats joining Republicans, passed a bill that seeks to ban sexually explicit books from being in public school and classroom libraries. Read More
Public Education
Middle school teacher arrested for human trafficking in TexasA Texas teacher was caught and arrested last week after attempting to smuggle four immigrants over the border. Brandan Gracia, reportedly a teacher at Houston’s Patrick Henry Middle School, was… Read More
Government
Abbott touts Florida’s education success as reason for Texas to pass school choice(The Center Square) – Texas should strive to have the best educational system in the country, Gov. Greg Abbott says, and that's why he's supporting school choice initiatives in the… Read More
Illegal Immigration
Texas officers apprehend truckloads of single men trying to enter U.S. illegally(The Center Square) – Texas state troopers and local law enforcement officers continue to apprehend truckloads of single military age men attempting to enter the U.S. illegally. Law enforcement officers… Read More
Government
Twenty-four Texas House Republicans defect on school choice vote(The Center Square) – In budget deliberations on Thursday, the Republican-controlled Texas House of Representatives voted to ban state dollars from funding vouchers, Education Savings Accounts and other school choice… Read More
Public Education
Public school districts from Denver to Loudoun County are failing their special education studentsA Colorado investigation recently found that Denver Public Schools violated federal requirements for special education, failing over 1,000 disabled students in the process. A complaint filed with the Colorado Department… Read More
Culture
Texas university president canceled drag queen event to eliminate sexism. Now he’s being suedWest Texas A&M University President Walter Wendler is being sued after he canceled a campus drag queen event, saying it degrades women. The lawsuit is being filed on behalf of… Read More
Culture
Bills filed in Texas to ban DEI policies in higher education institutions, government entities(The Center Square) – Several bills have been filed in the Texas legislature to ban “diversity, equity and inclusion” (DEI) policies from being implemented at higher public institutions and government… Read More
Public Education
School district poised to fire Texas Association of School Boards over ‘divisive political ideologies’The Carroll Independent School District (ISD) is considering a resolution to terminate its relationship with the Texas Association of School Boards (TASB). The resolution, which will be voted on in… Read More
Government
Texas attorney general says school choice is constitutional despite anti-religious oppositionTexas officials are paving the road for school choice in the state, legally and legislatively. Gov. Greg Abbott has been holding school choice and parent empowerment rallies across the… Read More
Culture, Public Education
Texas mom pulls child from middle school after sexual game in classroom, rethinks progressive commitmentsA mother removed her child from a Texas middle school after the teacher had some students portray “seductive hookers” as part of a game. Laura Maria Gruber says her daughter… Read More
Public Education
One dead, another injured in Texas high school shooting, suspect in custodyA gunman is in custody after a school shooting left one teen dead and another injured in Arlington, Texas early Monday morning. "At least one male student was shot, and… Read More
Culture, Public Education
Texas lawmaker prioritizing school safety, teacher pay hikes, parental controls over explicit materials(The Center Square) – Over the last few weeks, House Speaker Dade Phelan, R-Beaumont, has announced in piecemeal fashion bills he says the state House must prioritize. Several he recently… Read More
Public Education
Texas announces state takeover of Houston Independent School District(The Center Square) – The state of Texas intends to take control of the Houston Independent School District, citing poor academic accountability, violations of the law and the expiration of… Read More
Public Education
6 school safety bills filed, address security failure in Uvalde(The Center Square) – State Sen. Paul Bettencourt, R-Houston, filed six school safety bills on Thursday, referring to them as “Safety Six.” The bills, he says, will address a number… Read More
Illegal Immigration
As Arizona looks to defund border security, cartels move smuggling efforts that direction(The Center Square) – Since Gov. Katie Hobbs was sworn into office in January, the number of foreign nationals illegally entering Arizona has increased primarily in the U.S. Customs and… Read More
Culture
‘Incredibly dangerous’: Abortion pill campaign targeted college campuses nationwide(Daily Caller) – The push to promote abortion pills to college students continued earlier this month after a nonprofit group circulated several mobile billboards with information on how to access… Read More
Public Education
Texas Rep. Brian Harrison files bill to defund state school board association(Daily Caller) – Republican Texas Rep. Brian Harrison filed HB 3559 Monday to prevent taxpayer dollars intended for school districts from being used to fund nonprofit organizations and associations that… Read More
Culture
University course trains future teachers to be political activists, advance ‘equity’(Daily Caller) – A University of North Texas (UNT) course trains students to view teaching as an “ethical and political act,” according to a syllabus obtained by the College Fix. Read More
Public Education
Texas schools have more teachers than ever, but reports of shortages continue(The Center Square) – The number of public-school teachers in the state of Texas has increased for 10 consecutive years from 2011-12 to 2021-22. Yet the media has reported a… Read More