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Controversial voucher-like Education Savings Accounts seem a certainty after Texas Gov. Greg Abbott helped oust fellow Republicans who opposed them last year. But educators are wary about what a new plan could look like.
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Nearly half a dozen institutions of higher education announced plans this week to make tuition free for undergraduates whose families make below a certain income threshold, starting in fall 2025.
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The University of North Texas provost told the faculty senate on Wednesday that media coverage of recent course title changes to align with a state ban on DEI initiatives were misconstrued.
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The region’s fastest growing district will consider increasing class sizes amid rapid enrollment growth and a nearly $16M deficit.
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The Board of Regents is lifting the income threshold to expand eligibility across all nine of its UT System campuses.
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University Park residents say SMU students are violating the city's brothel law zoning ordinance.
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Critics say the curriculum overemphasizes Christianity. The board is expected to officially vote on whether to approve the materials later this week.
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Texas Woman’s University won’t implement the tuition increase regents approved earlier this month. A spokesperson for the university said it would abide by the law.
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Fort Worth ISD Deputy Superintendent Kellie Spencer was direct in her remarks to the school board: Inflation is hitting the 2021 bond hard.
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Professors and instructors say the university is preemptively censoring itself after administrators removed references to race and equity in dozens of College of Education course titles and descriptions.
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Carroll ISD trustees discussed a marshal program Monday as the district struggles to meet the state's requirement of equipping school campuses with an armed officer.
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The Legislature banned diversity, equity and inclusion programs at public colleges and universities but the prohibition was not supposed to affect academics. Now, Republicans are suggesting DEI-related content in classrooms is hindering efforts to prepare students for the workforce.
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The district says suspended Superintendent Jorge Arredondo’s lawsuit is underpinned by federal law, and should be taken out of state court.
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Denton ISD has been operating at a budget deficit since the 2023-24 school year. At the present, the district has whittled a $33 million deficit to $19 million through a menu of cost-saving measures.