July 15, 2026 at 3:31 pm CDT
Governor Abbott Announces $4.7M in Workforce Grants for Texas Community and Technical Colleges
Governor Greg Abbott has announced 15 grants totaling more than $4.
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July 13, 2026 at 6:21 am CDT
Texas Awaits July 31 Science STAAR Scores as Math Lags and Reading Rebounds
Texas families will get their next hard look at student achievement on July 31, when the Texas Education Agency releases spring 2026 STAAR science results for grades 5 and 8, the final piece of this year's testing data and the first science scores measured fully against the revised science standards the state adopted in 2024.
July 10, 2026 at 8:41 am CDT
Texas Recapture Falls Below $2.3 Billion as HB 2’s Bigger Allotment Blunts ‘Robin Hood’
The amount of local property-tax revenue Texas clawed back from property-wealthy school districts fell sharply in the 2025-26 school year, the first full accounting since lawmakers rewrote the school-finance formulas.
July 9, 2026 at 11:57 am CDT
Governor Abbott Launches Teacher-Led Texas Classroom Commission to Shape Education Policy
Governor Greg Abbott announced the launch of the Texas Classroom Commission, a new teacher-driven advisory body designed to put public school educators at the center of shaping state education policy.
July 9, 2026 at 7:27 am CDT
Fort Worth ISD Weighs Campus Closure and Deep Cuts as District Chases an Exit From State Takeover
Fort Worth ISD, the state's largest school district under a full Texas Education Agency takeover, is moving to close a campus and erase a tens-of-millions-dollar deficit as its appointed leadership tries to lift student outcomes fast enough to hand control back to an elected board.
July 8, 2026 at 8:15 am CDT
Texas Education Freedom Accounts Near 96,000 Students as a New Comptroller Takes the Helm
Texas' first-year education savings account program is on track to fund nearly 96,000 students for 2026-27, roughly 23,000 more than began drawing money on July 1.
July 7, 2026 at 6:37 am CDT
State Board Clears Texas’s Lone New Charter for 2026
Texas will add exactly one new open-enrollment charter operator this year, after the State Board of Education signed off on Texas High School for Accelerated Learning, the single applicant the Texas Education Agency (TEA) advanced from a field of 18.
July 6, 2026 at 10:38 am CDT
TEA Opens Second Round of Phone-Free Grants as Districts Move to Comply With Classroom Cellphone Ban
The Texas Education Agency has opened a second cycle of its Phone Free Schools Grant Program, offering roughly $2.
July 6, 2026 at 6:35 am CDT
Texas Ties Special-Ed Dollars to Student Need as HB 2 Rewrites School-Funding Formulas for the Fall
Texas is preparing to fund special education based on how much service a student needs rather than where that student sits, one of the largest structural changes in the state's school-finance system in years, as the Texas Education Agency rolls out implementation guidance for House Bill 2 ahead of the 2026-27 school year.
July 3, 2026 at 6:18 am CDT
Texas Begins First Education Freedom Account Payments to Nearly 73,000 Families
Texas began distributing its first Education Freedom Account payments on July 1, with nearly 73,000 families set to receive funds in the opening round, according to a news release from the state comptroller's office.