Becky Fogel
Becky Fogel is the newscast host and producer for “Texas Standard.” She came to the show from Science Friday in New York where she produced segments on zombie microbiomes and sneaker technology. She got her start in radio at KWBU-FM in Waco and she’s happy to be back in the great state of Texas.
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Pflugerville ISD in the Austin area is looking at shuttering one elementary school to save money, but it’s not the only district considering closures. Declining enrollment and stagnant state funding are leaving many districts with tight budgets and in some cases budget deficits.
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Three North Texas universities are among the schools blocking the app after Gov. Greg Abbott issued a directive in early December. Abbott said the app posed security risks to the state.
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Raise Your Hand Texas released a report Tuesday that outlines ways to change how standardized testing is used to evaluate students and schools. The recommendations come just months ahead of the next legislative session.
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Put together, Renee and Roger Toy have worked at the Texas School for the Blind and Visually Impaired for more than 60 years. Their son recently started working there, too, turning their work at the school into a family affair.
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At a news conference Wednesday, they said misinformation derailed the process of overhauling the curriculum. The State Board of Education was scheduled to adopt the new guidelines in November, but is now expected to delay revisions until 2025.
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The Republican-controlled board heard hours of testimony Tuesday on the proposed guidelines. It took a step toward delaying updates to the social studies curriculum standards until 2025 after facing conservative pushback.
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Tens of thousands of teachers in Texas have left the profession in the last year. The UT College of Education is trying to prepare and retain teachers as they face a range of challenges from low pay to a lack of support in the classroom.
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While Texas students have not regained all the ground they lost in math during the pandemic, scores across all grades were higher in 2022 than they were in 2021. Reading proficiency, on the other hand, appears to have fully recovered.
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A pandemic waiver allowing parents and guardians to pick up free meals from schools expired at the end of this school year in Texas. Some are now concerned fewer students will have access to nutritious food over the summer.
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Other new laws include transparency for long-term care facilities and trademark protections for restaurants.
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Texas lawmakers are back in Austin Thursday after wrapping up the 87th regular legislative session just over a month ago. Gov. Greg Abbott called a special session to work on what he considers unfinished business.
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Texas Republican governor cited Major League Baseball's decision to move the All-Star Game out of Atlanta over the passage of Georgia's Election Integrity Act, saying MLB has adopted "a false narrative about the election law reforms in Georgia."