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Below are links to articles produced by newspapers, TV and radio stations in Texas and across the country to provide you with a snapshot of what's happening in education.

Friday, June 9

• 29 Houston schools will look different next school year — cameras in classrooms, no librarians, higher pay for teachers (Houston Public Media)
• La Feria ISD creates internship program (Valley Central)
• The life lessons commencement speakers have given this year’s graduates (PBS NewsHour)

Thursday, June 8

• Texas Legislature disinvests in public schools, passing the buck to local taxpayers (Texas Standard)
• Lake Travis ISD board approves 3% raise for all regular staff (KXAN)
• HISD teachers' pay based on student performance among changes from new superintendent (ABC 13)
• Eanes ISD approves creation of district police department (KVUE)
• 20 San Antonio-area school districts offering free summer meals (San Antonio Express-News)
• Book bans are on the rise. Biden is naming a point person to address that (NPR)
• Biden vetoes bill to cancel student loan debt relief (PBS NewsHour | AP)

Wednesday, June 7

• Disability rights advocates celebrate passage of ‘no kids in cuffs’ bill (Texas Public Radio)
• Benefits of later school entry for kids spill over to younger siblings, study finds (Phys.org)
• North Texas 8-year-old competing to be the fastest kid in the country (NBC DFW)
• A Brief But Spectacular take on teacher burnout (PBS NewsHour)
• Kids can't all be star athletes. Here's how schools can welcome more students to play (NPR)

Tuesday, June 6

• For higher education in Texas, this year’s session was a mixed bag of interference and investment (Texas Standard)
• Winters ISD teacher publishing book 15+ years in the making on blended families (Big Country Homepage)
• New HISD superintendent to seek waiver from TEA due to inactive state certification (ABC 13)
• Marlin ISD sets graduation date for June 22, expects 100% graduation rate (KCEN)
• Denton ISD pulls plug on Virtual Academy after lawmakers fail to pass funding increases (Denton Record-Chronicle)
• 10 Spring ISD campuses offering free summer meals program (FOX 26)
• Oklahoma school board approves what could be the 1st taxpayer-funded religious school in U.S. (PBS NewsHour | AP)

Monday, June 5

• TribCast: The conservative plan to eliminate school property taxes in Texas (Texas Tribune)
• The future of Texas’ largest teacher preparation program in limbo after court ruling (Dallas Morning News | subscribers)
• New Houston ISD superintendent’s initiative to focus heavily on 29 schools (Click2Houston)
• As Texas lawmakers grapple with school safety, Dallas ISD turns to Winnie the Pooh (KERA)
• Here's how Corpus Christi ISD students are paid to repair technology (Caller Times)
• These were the most frequently performed plays and musicals in high schools this year (Texas Tribune)
• How does the future look? High school valedictorians share their hopes (PBS NewsHour)

Friday, June 2

• No teacher raises. A failed school voucher push. Armed guards. Here’s what changed for public education this legislative session. (Texas Tribune)
• Texas teachers burn out more, get paid less than national average, survey shows (San Antonio Express-News)
• Central Texas school districts face budget deficits after Legislature does not increase key funding (KUT)
• Poll: Americans say teachers are underpaid, about half of Republicans oppose book bans (NPR)
• New Scripps National Spelling Bee champion Dev Shah wins with the word ‘psammophile’ (PBS NewsHour | AP)
• Survey reveals teachers' divergent views on guns in schools; bullying is top safety concern (Police 1)

Thursday, June 1

• Summer Jobs Have Become an (Unwelcome) Tradition for Many Teachers (Education Week)
• Texas Education Agency picks Mike Miles for Houston ISD superintendent as state takeover begins (Texas Tribune)
• Round Rock ISD TIA approval enables teachers to qualify for higher pay (Round Rock ISD)
• Conroe ISD says its schools are heavily overcrowded as $1.9 billion in bond proposals head to workshops (Houston Chronicle)
• Waco ISD begins free summer meal program (KWTX)
• Here’s how to prepare to start paying back your student loans when the freeze ends (PBS NewsHour | AP)

Wednesday, May 31

• Special ed funding, school book bans and more: How education issues fared in the Legislature (KUT)
• TEA takes over Houston schools this week. The district has to do these three things to regain local control (Houston Public Media)
• Watch a documentary about the Uvalde shooting (Texas Tribune)
• Is the debt deal changing student loan repayment? Here's what you need to know (NPR)

Tuesday, May 30

• Gov. Greg Abbott calls immediate special session to address property taxes and border issues (Texas Tribune)
• Lawmakers approve school safety bill that would require an armed person at every Texas campus (Texas Tribune)
• No teacher raises, no vouchers: Lawmakers fail to reach compromise on school funding bill (Texas Tribune)
• Abbott signs into law CROWN Act banning race-based hair discrimination (Texas Tribune)
• Almost all employees asked to resign in Fort Worth ISD intend to reapply for jobs in the district (Fort Worth Report)
• School systems consider reversing decision to remove police officers from campus (PBS NewsHour)
• When a second grader doesn't have lunch, a teacher steps in to save the day (NPR)

Friday, May 26

• State budget writers strike deal on $321.3 billion two-year spending proposal (Texas Tribune)
• Austin ISD officials say focus on vouchers has overshadowed needs of Texas public schools (KUT)
• Hutto ISD compensation plan for 2023-24 includes 3% raises for all staff (Community Impact)
• Canutillo ISD approves pay raises for teachers, other employees (CBS 4)
• Lubbock ISD providing summer meals for kids (KCBD)
• Texas high school delays its graduation, after only a handful met diploma requirements (NPR)

Thursday, May 25

• “Somber day” in Uvalde as community commemorates one year since Robb Elementary shooting (Texas Tribune)
• Uvalde community unites in grief one year after mass shooting tore it apart (Texas Standard)
• A year after the Uvalde school shooting, officers who botched response face few consequences (The Washington Post)
• Beaumont ISD hosting weekly recruiting events June, offering hiring incentives for new teachers (KBMT)
• Unlicensed religious chaplains may counsel students in Texas’ public schools after lawmakers OK proposal (Texas Tribune)
• GOP lawmakers pass new standards to ban books from Texas schools (PBS NewsHour | AP)
• Bill to display Ten Commandments in Texas classrooms fails in the House (KUT)
• House Republicans pass resolution overturning student loan cancellation; Biden vows to veto (PBS NewsHour | AP)
• 1 complaint led a Florida school to restrict access to Amanda Gorman's famous poem (NPR)
• A Georgia school district's book bans may have caused a hostile environment, feds say (NPR)

Wednesday, May 24

• Listen: Through art, keepsakes and advocacy, families are making sure the 21 Uvalde victims are not forgotten (Texas Tribune)
• In their own words: Voices from Uvalde (Texas Standard)
• Photos: A Year of Grieving and Struggling for Answers After Uvalde School Shooting (Education Week)
• Texas lawmakers OK bill that aims to keep sexually explicit material out of school libraries (Texas Tribune)
• Senate priorities on bail, Ten Commandments in schools stall out in Texas House as key deadline passes (Texas Tribune)
• Marlin ISD considers delaying graduation after only five seniors found eligible to graduate (KWTX)
• Here are 8 tips for parents and kids on social media use — from the U.S. surgeon general (PBS NewsHour | AP)
• Teachers Say Improving Students’ Mental Well-Being Begins at Home (Education Week)
• Organization mentors Black teachers to counteract dropout rate among Black students (PBS NewsHour)
• How a little more silence in children's lives helps them grow (NPR)

Tuesday, May 23

• Texas Senate again advances proposed restrictions on lessons about gender identity and sexual orientation (Texas Tribune)
• Mass shootings taking toll on children's mental health: 'Our kids should not have to live like this' (Houston Chronicle)
• Bees, butterflies, a steel tree: Uvalde’s new elementary school designed with students in mind (Texas Standard)
• Robb Elementary demolition still on hold as Uvalde approaches one year since mass shooting (Houston Chronicle)
• This high school senior's science project could one day save lives (NPR)
• How The Class Of 2023 Survived High School In A Pandemic (NPR)

Monday, May 22

• Texas Senate committee revamps school funding bill to revive voucher-like proposal (Texas Tribune)
• Time runs out for taxpayer-funded private school tuition bill as special session looms (Texas Tribune)
• Texas House’s weekend off means key Senate bills die after missing a legislative deadline (Texas Tribune)
• Texas Senate passes school safety bill that would require districts to bolster their active-shooter plans (Texas Tribune)
• Arlington ISD to give its employees a 4% pay raise (FOX 4)
• Navasota ISD support staff to receive salary increase (KBTX)
• San Elizario ISD finalizes new 4-day school week; see 2023-2024 calendar (KFOX 14)
• A year ago, these Uvalde kids left school early. They’re haunted by what happened next. (Texas Tribune)
• Watch: A Uvalde family remembers their 10-year-old through the mementos he left behind (Texas Tribune)
• New report finds US history textbooks widely neglect Latino events, contributions (Texas Public Radio)
• Katy housing boom will fully fund proposed $840M school bond, 4 new schools, district leaders say (Houston Chronicle)

Friday, May 19

• Austin ISD approves 'historic' pay raise for all teachers and staff (CBS Austin)
• Houston ISD offering new, no-cost pathway for aspiring educators to obtain their Texas teaching license (FOX 26)
• Houston school board holds final hearing ahead of takeover, TEA presents update on transition (Houston Public Media)
• Red Oak ISD Board approves raises for the 2023-2024 school year (Focus Daily News)
• Being a new teacher is hard. Having a good mentor can help (NPR)
• How homeschooling’s rise during the pandemic has impacted traditional school enrollment (PBS NewsHour)

Thursday, May 18

• School voucher bill hangs by a thread as key deadline approaches (Texas Tribune)
• Houston ISD teachers sounding off after closed meeting with Texas Education Agency Commissioner (FOX 26)
• Bill banning puberty blockers, hormone treatments for trans kids sent to Texas governor (Texas Tribune)
• Mansfield ISD considers plan to ban books in school libraries (KDFW)
• Lubbock ISD selected for multi-year Holdsworth Center Partnership to build stronger principals for the benefit of teachers, students (KCBD)
• North East ISD teaches Stop the Bleed training to staff, students (KSAT)
• 16 Alto ISD students now certified welders thanks to district program (CBS 19)
• Kids’ reading scores have soared in Mississippi ‘miracle’ (PBS NewsHour | AP)

Wednesday, May 17

• 'We're being given scraps': Texas teachers say Legislature is falling short on pay increases (KUT)
• Tyler ISD Board provisionally approves teacher salary restructure (KLTV)
• La Joya ISD asks TEA to reconsider school board recommendations (Valley Central)
• Gadsden ISD faces challenges getting student resource officers (KRWG)
• What Will High Schoolers Be Learning in 2033? See the Predictions (Education Week)
• School administrators hope apprenticeship programs will alleviate teacher shortages (PBS NewsHour)
• The Department of Education updates guidance on public school prayer (NPR)

Tuesday, May 16

• TCTA in the News: School voucher bill tied to ending STAAR test in Texas House (KXAN)
• TCTA in the News: Texas House Committee Debates Expanding School Choice (NBC DFW)
• Hays CISD students are overdosing on fentanyl. It’s unclear how widespread the problem is. (KUT)
• Texas House committee considers pared-down school voucher bill despite governor's veto threat (Texas Public Radio)
• San Marcos CISD votes to pilot school marshal program (Spectrum News)
• H-E-B gives $100K for Uvalde CISD teachers’ supplies (Uvalde Leader-News)
• College Station ISD student named Congressional art competition winner (KBTX)
• New Grants Could Fund 14K School Mental Health Workers. Will It Be Enough? (Education Week)

Monday, May 15

• Teacher Job Satisfaction Rebounds From Last Year’s Low. But There’s Still a Ways to Go (Education Week)
• Teachers are burned out. Here’s why there’s no quick fix (PBS NewsHour)
• Gov. Greg Abbott threatens to veto pared-down school choice bill, warns of special sessions (Texas Tribune)
• Bill to protect against hairstyle discrimination sent to Texas governor (Texas Public Radio)
• Texas schools say it’s time to stop tying mental health funding to school safety money (Texas Tribune)
• North East ISD students have gone a year without sex ed. Here’s why choosing a curriculum took so long. (San Antonio Report)
• Former Dallas ISD superintendent could be ‘chosen’ to lead Houston ISD, Houston mayor says (Dallas Morning News)
• Parents Are Suing Schools Over Pronoun Policies. Here’s What You Need to Know (Education Week)
• Hip-hop turns 50: Here's a part of its history that doesn't always make headlines (NPR | Goats and Soda)

Friday, May 12

• Texas almost approved a school voucher program in the 1950s – to avoid desegregation. (Texas Standard)
• A plan to transform Texas special education is in jeopardy as Republicans fight over school vouchers (Houston Chronicle | subscribers)
• Spring Branch ISD to host board meeting to discuss budget issues (Click2Houston)
• South San Antonio ISD considers staff cuts, audit to address $12M budget deficit (San Antonio Report)
• Mesquite ISD hears concerns from high school student leaders (Mesquite News)
• Round Rock ISD students join statewide walkout demanding action to end gun violence (CBS Austin)
• Houston ISD board of trustees hold last meeting before state takeover of district (Click2Houston)

Thursday, May 11

• Teachers are losing hope that lawmakers will give them a big raise this session (Texas Tribune)
• Del Valle ISD approves 6% raise for all positions (KXAN)
• United Supermarkets & Kellogg’s donate $5,000 to Lubbock ISD teachers as part of Mission Tiger program (KCBD)
• South San Antonio ISD to ban backpacks, large purses starting May 15 (KSAT)
• UT Austin program brings virtual therapy to middle and high school students (KUT)
• Bonham ISD’s $64.4 million dollar bond passes (KXII)
• Wylie ISD counselors jump to support a school grieving two sisters who died in Allen shooting (KERA)
• Teachers Need PD on Artificial Intelligence. What It Should Look Like (Education Week)
• States push for harsher school discipline practices to address student misbehavior (PBS NewsHour)
• First investment in SFA by UT Board of Regents will provide no-cost tuition for more than one thousand additional students (UT System)
• Biden Administration Wants College Students to Step In as K-12 Tutors (Education Week)
• Florida rejects some social studies textbooks and pushes publishers to change others (NPR)

Wednesday, May 10

• Texas House’s version of the Senate’s school voucher bill would reduce the program’s scope and replace the STAAR test (Texas Tribune)
• Raise-the-age gun bill misses crucial deadline, as Uvalde parents protest outside the Texas House (Texas Tribune)
• Aldine, Houston ISD top school districts in Texas providing students with free meals (Houston Public Media)
• West Texas school district under federal investigation for punishing Black student (Texas Tribune)
• Community colleges pay student expenses beyond tuition hoping to boost graduation rates (PBS NewsHour)
• Do Vouchers and ESAs Take Money From Public Schools? How States Fund School Choice (Education Week)

Tuesday, May 9

• Conroe ISD Honors Teachers of the Year (The Paper)
• Voters approve two parts of Denton ISD’s $1.4B bond package (KERA | Denton Record-Chronicle)
• Longview ISD Board approves upgrades to campuses, facilities (Longview ISD)
• Some predominantly Black, high-needs HISD schools discipline nearly half of students, data shows (Houston Chronicle)
• North Texas teens say calls for ‘no more violence’ ignored as mass shootings rise (Texas Standard)
• Texas House panel walks back senators' effort to ban tenure at public universities (KUT)

Monday, May 8

• Teachers Share the Most Meaningful Ways to Show Appreciation (Education Week)
• Greenville ISD approves 3.5% raise for all staff (KETR)
• San Antonio area school boards shaken up by May 2023 elections; most school bonds sail through (Texas Public Radio)
• Election results: School bonds in Central Texas (KUT)
• Fort Bend ISD's $1.26B bond passes; see other school bond election results (Houston Chronicle)
• Voters approve East Texas school bonds (KTRE)
• Northwest ISD's nearly $2B bond package passes (KDFW)
• Voters approve $120 million Dickinson ISD bond (The Daily News)
• Voters approve New Caney ISD's $695M bond (Community Impact)
• Houston ISD board weighs $15M in admin cuts with massive deficit, takeover looming (Houston Chronicle)
• Legislature enters homestretch with many of the session’s biggest issues unresolved (Texas Tribune)
• Opinion: Teachers Aren’t Burnt Out. They Are Being Set Up to Fail (Education Week)

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