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The Texas Supreme Court on Tuesday finalized a tentative opinion issued in September that no longer requires soon-to-be lawyers to attend a law school accredited by the American Bar Association. The power to approve those law schools now rests with the state's highest civil court.
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Applications for Texas Education Freedom Accounts can be submitted starting Feb. 4. The initiative reshapes how families can use public education dollars and sparks debate over equity, oversight and cost.
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Trustees approved spending up to $5 million on efforts to bring back thousands of chronically absent students. The district’s chronic absentee rate is 24%, higher than the state average.
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Multiple civil rights organizations are seeking to block parts of Senate Bill 12, a sweeping state law that prohibits discussions about gender identity in public schools as well as student clubs based on sexual orientation.
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Prosper ISD voted in favor of annexing a portion of Windsong Ranch, an affluent neighborhood in the town of Prosper.
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Mesquite ISD faces a $24 million deficit because of lower enrollment and birthrates, inflation, reduced state funding and competition. To balance its budget in 2026-2027, it will reduce staff and make other budget cuts
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Lake Worth ISD chief Mark Ramirez says he’s disappointed not to be a candidate for the job he now holds as Texas takes control of the district.
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Following the Dec. 1 memorandum from Texas Tech University System Chancellor Brandon Creighton, the Foundation for Individual Rights and Expression sent letters to each of the five presidents within the Tech system, calling upon them not to restrict academic freedom or classroom instruction based on viewpoint.
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Researchers are examining whether a decline in reading and math scores over the last decade is related to the widespread use of smartphones by young people.
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Denton ISD trustees unanimously rejected adopting a new prayer-period policy required for consideration under a new state law, with district counsel warning it could limit— not expand — students’ existing constitutional rights to pray or study religious texts during the school day.
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The education commissioner attributed the takeover of the district to academic and governance issues that lingered unaddressed “for too long.”
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At the end of this semester, Dove and Bransford elementary schools will close, despite parents' and students' urging to keep them open.
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Millions of dollars in debt with declining enrollment over several years, GCISD leaders are set to vote Wednesday night whether to close Bransford and Dove elementary schools to save money, despite complaints from parents.
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Frisco ISD’s enrollment soared by the thousands yearly. Now the rise has stopped, and the student population’s even falling, like in many North Texas districts.