Reporting on Texas schools, universities, and education policy -- funding fights, school choice, and university governance.
The Texas State Board of Education is scheduled to take final votes on Friday, June 26, on two changes to the state's public-school curriculum: a rewrite of the social studies standards and a new statewide reading list that would add Bible stories to required reading.
In late June 2026, a sweeping set of executive directives from the Governor's office placed the future of the state's economic infrastructure at the center of intense institutional and regulatory planning.
The Texas Comptroller’s office has awarded nearly 3,800 additional Texas Education Freedom Accounts (TEFA) to students previously held on the program’s waitlist.
A large coalition of Republican members from the Texas House of Representatives sent a joint letter to the Texas State Board of Education (SBOE) urging the immediate, unaltered adoption of the state's proposed literary works list and the comprehensive revisions to the Social Studies Texas Essential Knowledge and Skills (TEKS).
Last week, state education officials released the first batch of student test data since Texas implemented its statewide ban on student cellphones during the school day.
Dr Martin Peterson, a tenured professor holding the Sue G.
Texas State Senator Mayes Middleton (R-Galveston) sent a formal letter to the Texas State Board of Education (SBOE) urging the final adoption of the current social studies Texas Essential Knowledge and Skills (TEKS) curriculum standards.
Governor Greg Abbott announced a series of state agency directives aimed at immediately scaling up Texas' workforce development pipelines and steering more citizens into high-demand, high-paying trade careers.
In mid-June 2026, the release of the state's annual standardized testing data placed the future of Texas public education at the center of intense regulatory, political, and institutional focus.
Economic downturns, political battles, and even a global pandemic have forced many leaders to reinvent themselves.