Tag: Education
Austin ISD released from TEA oversight over special education
AUSTIN, Texas - Austin ISD says it has been released from state oversight of its special education services. What they're saying: AISD announced...
AI could spark a new age of learning, but only if governments, tech firms and educators work together | Fortune
The way we teach students, from classroom structures to teaching methods and standardized instruction, has not changed much over human history. Despite schools, colleges...
Attorney General Paxton launches investigations into three Texas school districts over students protesting ICE
Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton has launched investigations into three school districts over student protests against immigration enforcement, alleging that school officials failed to...
The Spirit of Liberty—Horace E. Read Memorial Lecture
Last year I wrote a guest essay for the New York Times about the media organizations that were paying Donald Trump obscene amounts of...
Houston ISD unveils plan to shutter 12 schools in 2026-27 | Houston Public Media
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State-appointed Houston ISD Superintendent Mike Miles recommended the district close 12 schools, operating at 11 total facilities, for the 2026-27 school...
Houston ISD students join statewide walkouts protesting ICE amid threat of school penalties | Houston Public Media
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More than 50 students from the Houston Academy for International Studies walked out of school today protesting Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) operations...
Texas State University lecturer no longer teaching after sending explicit messages online
The backstory: That lecturer has been identified as Bret Byron. Last week, the lecturer sent messages to Dr. Dhivya...
University of Houston asks professors to sign agreement ‘not to indoctrinate’ students | Houston Public Media
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Faculty at the University of Houston are being asked to sign their name to a memorandum that certifies their course curriculum...
Professors, students push back as Texas A&M regents increase curriculum oversight | Houston Public Media
One of the nation's largest university systems has been in a state of academic and political turmoil over the past several months.
Since September,...
Texas state leaders target school walkouts as students rally for Houston teen detained by ICE | Houston Public Media
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More than 100 students rallied Tuesday outside of Houston ISD's Sam Houston Math, Science, and Technology Center calling for the release...
