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And in 2025, the Texas Legislature’s 89th session was no different. Earlier this year, lawmakers passed Senate Bill 412, which makes changes that could mean criminal charges for educators.
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English teacher Nady Khalil stretched his arm across a poster-sized sheet of paper with seven stanzas written in red ink and asked six seventh graders to read as the Texas education commissioner observed.
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Tarrant County College’s budget for the upcoming school year is its first through a new process that requires justifying every expense, officials said.
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Fort Worth ISD Superintendent Karen Molinar made clear Tuesday that students can’t afford to wait for the state to decide the district’s fate, even as Texas Education Commissioner Mike Morath plans to visit Thursday.
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House Bill 2038 makes it easier for foreign doctors to get licensed in Texas — but not all are allowed.
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Trustees in the northwest Fort Worth school district approved a $286.5 million budget and maintained its property tax rate.
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Democrats say recent changes to the bill give too much power to the TEA and fall short of meaningfully easing the pressures of standardized testing.
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Ryan High student injured in stabbing, another arrested; parents frustrated with Denton ISD responseAnother Ryan student, who police alleged had used a knife, was arrested on suspicion of aggravated assault with a deadly weapon and taken to the Denton County Juvenile Detention Center.
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Dubbed a “parent rights” bills, Senate Bill 12 bans DEI programs in K-12 schools — and prohibits clubs LGBTQ+ students say are vital resources.
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The Skillman branch library and four more yet-to-be-determined libraries are set to close as the city moves to a "regional model" where some locations have extended hours and services and smaller supporting branches surround them.
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Texas' Senate Bill 10, which requires the commandments to be displayed in every public school classroom in the state, is set to take effect Sept. 1. U.S. Judge Fred Biery, in a temporary injunction issued Wednesday, blocked several school districts in the Austin, Dallas, Houston and San Antonio areas from following the new law.
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International enrollment is projected to dip at universities in Texas this coming school year under new federal policies, costing the schools millions of dollars in tuition.
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The state isn’t providing schools with guidance and advocates say students who still qualify for lower rates are being asked to pay thousands more.
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The Texas Education Agency commissioner intervenes and replaces an elected school board with a slate of appointed members when a takeover occurs.