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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.

Tuesday, April 7

• Here’s which Keller ISD schools could close as enrollment declines (KERA)
• Humble ISD to host job fair to fill teacher, counselor and administrative positions (Community Impact)
• Georgetown ISD delays opening of 2 campuses until 2027 (KVUE)
• These blind students say their college blocked their education. A new rule could help (NPR)

Monday, April 6

• Texas is changing its social studies curriculum. Critics say it's too state-centric (KUT)
• These Texans want better schools for Black students. They disagree on vouchers as the answer. (Texas Tribune)
• This state agency was created to investigate Texas universities. How that works is a mystery. (Texas Public Radio)
• More teens are getting hooked on gambling. Parents say it often goes undetected (NPR)

Thursday, April 2

• FWISD’s new leadership temporarily suspends policies on hiring, board operations (Fort Worth Report | KERA)

Wednesday, April 1

• White Texans, students previously in private school or home-school make up bulk of voucher applicants (Texas Tribune)

Tuesday, March 31

• Student shoots a teacher and then fatally shoots himself at a Texas high school, authorities say (Texas Tribune)
• Hays CISD approves $12.5 million in budget cuts for the 2026-27 school year (KUT)
• Lubbock ISD to host town halls in April on district optimization plan (Lubbock Avalanche-Journal)
• Austin ISD will close Blackshear Elementary School, move students to Oak Springs in 2028 (KUT)

Monday, March 30

• Strict schedules, long days, high pay: What Waco schools can expect from new charter operator (Waco Bridge | Texas Tribune)
• Leander ISD now projecting up to $13.7M shortfall, despite reductions (Community Impact)
• Dallas ISD to offer free universal pre-K next school year (KERA)
• How a SCOTUS decision on birthright citizenship could impact education access (NPR)

Friday, March 27

• Austin ISD board hands control of 3 middle schools to outside partner to avoid state takeover (Austin Current | KUT)
• Record enrollment, slower growth: What is shaping Crowley ISD’s student population? (Fort Worth Report | KERA)
• Southwest ISD joins general May ballot, allowing residents to access countywide voting (Texas Public Radio)
• The depleted Education Department will move out of its headquarters (NPR)
• After Minnesota scandal, Texas reviewed its child care spending. It found little fraud. (Texas Tribune)
• Fronteras: ‘Education is in grave danger’ — Film highlights fight against censorship in higher ed (Texas Public Radio)

Thursday, March 26

• Fort Worth reacts to new FWISD leaders with hope, skepticism and calls for accountability (Fort Worth Report | KERA)
• Edgewood ISD enters contract with Third Future charter network to run Brentwood Middle School (Texas Public Radio)
• Quick-thinking Gatesville ISD employee saves choking student with Heimlich maneuver (KCEN)
• Texas education board urges Austin ISD to cancel Pride Week amid new state law (CBS Austin)

Wednesday, March 25

• Florida educator tapped to lead Fort Worth schools under Texas takeover (Fort Worth Report | Texas Tribune)
• Connally ISD cancels bond plans as it seeks to shrink its footprint (Waco Bridge)
• Acting superintendent named at Lake Worth ISD as state takeover advances (KERA)
• Controversial ‘turnaround’ charter Third Future will operate 3 San Antonio ISD schools next year (Texas Public Radio)
• Klein ISD increases police presence, safety audit in schools after multiple gun-related incidents (ABC 13)

Tuesday, March 24

• Texas Education Agency orders public schools to remove mentions of Cesar Chavez from lessons (Texas Tribune)
• Some of Fort Worth’s top leaders named to ISD board of managers (Fort Worth Report | KERA)
• Austin ISD turns closed school into affordable housing to keep teachers in the city (KUT)
• New Braunfels ISD bans books written by Obama, Shakespeare and Matthew McConaughey (San Antonio Current)

Monday, March 23

• Warnings, hope and doubt surround FWISD takeover as state prepares new leadership (Fort Worth Report | KERA)
• Blocked from Texas vouchers, this private Islamic school wants a chance to prove its pro-America values (Texas Tribune)
• Austin ISD will celebrate Dolores Huerta on March 31 following allegations against Cesar Chavez (KUT)
• Roosevelt High School students to compete in International Genetically Engineered Machine competition (Texas Public Radio)

Friday, March 20

• Houston ISD renames its school holiday that honored César Chávez after sexual assault allegations (Houston Public Media)
• Improving driver education for neurodivergent teens, young adults focus of UTA research (Fort Worth Report)
• Treasury Department begins taking over federal student loans from Education Department (PBS NewsHour | AP)

Thursday, March 19

• Islamic private schools that sued state officials have now been accepted to Texas’ voucher program (Houston Public Media)
• Cursive is back. But should students be learning the skill? (NPR)

Wednesday, March 18

• Judge orders Texas to extend school voucher deadline in response to lawsuit from Islamic schools (Texas Tribune)
• Tens of thousands of Dallas students are taking the same STEM field trips (KERA)
• San Antonio college officials say Promise programs are helping them retain students (Texas Public Radio)

Tuesday, March 17

• Leaked Austin ISD messages reveal doubts, criticism in school closure process (KUT)
• Klein ISD parents form safety coalition after 3 gun-related incidents last week (ABC 13)

Monday, March 16

• As North Texas school districts turn to virtual options, some hope it will bring back students (KERA)
• Spring ISD focuses on academic growth as potential TEA takeover looms (ABC 13)

Friday, March 13

• Texas clarifies voucher rules to help more families access future special ed support (Texas Tribune)
• Public schools bombarded by families scrambling for special education assessments tied to Texas voucher money (Houston Public Media)
• Lubbock ISD rewriting review process for library books (KCBD)
• Fort Worth ISD benchmark exams show reading gains ahead of STAAR testing (Fort Worth Report)
• Dallas leaders urge passage of 'transformative' school bond package (KERA)
• Hereford ISD calls for $150 million bond for May 2026 election (KFDA)
• Northwest ISD to open first Pre-K-only campus this fall (WFAA)
• Biden's SAVE plan for student loans is officially dead. Here's what experts suggest now (PBS NewsHour)
• This tale of a Chicago school book ban was inspired by true events (NPR)

Thursday, March 12

• Texas company pitches drone response to school shootings (Texas Tribune)
• Texas students with disabilities struggle to qualify for extra school voucher funds (Texas Tribune)
• Liberty Hill ISD plans to return to five-day week next school year (FOX 7 Austin)

Wednesday, March 11

• Fort Bend ISD narrowly votes to close 7 schools in Monday board meeting (CW39)
• Fort Worth ISD to offer free meals for all children during spring break (NBC DFW)
• The pandemic disrupted young children's early schooling. Their reading scores are still behind (PBS NewsHour | AP)
• Key oversight helping keep student loan records accurate has stopped, a watchdog says (NPR)

Tuesday, March 10

• Under new proposals, Pflugerville ISD could close as many as six schools (KUT)
• Lake Worth schools superintendent Ramirez resigns; trustees approve layoffs (KERA | Fort Worth Report)
• Teacher raises, no funding increase contribute to $37 million deficit, Judson ISD trustee says (KSAT)
• UT San Antonio students, faculty fear merging race and gender studies will lead to eliminating them (Texas Public Radio)

Monday, March 9

• Paxton targets Austin ISD in what appears to be Texas’ first enforcement of the “bathroom bill” (Texas Tribune)
• ‘No one wants to close a school’: Midway ISD school board unanimously votes to close Speegleville Elementary (KWTX)
• Tiny Texas school district rejects tax deal with $6 billion LNG project (Texas Public Media)

Friday, March 6

• Looking into Texas school vouchers? See how much these area private schools cost (Lubbock Avalanche-Journal)
• The State of Teaching (Education Week)
• San Antonio ISD Superintendent Jaime Aquino announces he’s retiring in January 2027 (Texas Public Media)

Thursday, March 5

• Wichita Falls school district avoids takeover by state, officials say (Texas Tribune)
• Fort Worth ISD Superintendent Karen Molinar won’t continue under state takeover (KERA | Fort Worth Report)
• As others close schools, some North Texas districts are growing rapidly. Will it last? (KERA)
• San Antonio college leaders pledge to ensure 45% of residents have college degrees by 2030 (Texas Public Radio)
• Waco ISD moves to negotiate charter contract for two low-performing schools (KWTX)

Wednesday, March 4

• Winners, losers and runoffs: How Texans’ November ballot is shaping up after the primaries (Texas Standard)
• All Denton ISD teachers to get one-time $750 bonus (KERA | Denton Record-Chronicle)
• Land around Farrington Field for sale as FWISD seeks $250M mixed-use project (KERA | Fort Worth Report)

Tuesday, March 3

• Muslim parent sues Texas over exclusion of Islamic private schools in voucher program (Texas Tribune)
• Lubbock ISD rejects prayer period, approves book challenge process (KCBD)
• Goliad ISD to groundbreaking ceremony today for CTE building, high school cafeteria construction (Goliad Advance-Guard)
• Fort Bend ISD offers take-home meals for students observing Ramadan (Axios Houston)
• College students, professors are making their own AI rules. They don't always agree (NPR)
• Polls close today in the Texas primaries. Here are 5 things to watch. (Texas Tribune)

Monday, March 2

• School districts can set aside prayer time under a new Texas law. Few have done so. (Texas Tribune)
• RFK Jr. visits Austin ISD to learn about healthy school meals as parents protest (KUT)

Friday, Feb. 27

• Behind the scenes, Texas narrows list to replace Fort Worth ISD’s elected trustees (Texas Tribune)
• Inside the fight to save Texas’ Native American studies course (Texas Standard)
• Houston ISD board votes to close 12 schools, angering audience at meeting (Houston Public Media)

Thursday, Feb. 26

• Texas education board approves 4,200 corrections in Bible-infused curriculum (Texas Tribune)
• Seguin ISD takes preliminary steps toward establishing its own police department (Seguin Today)
• Kermit ISD votes against new Texas law that would add prayer period (News West 9)
• Fort Worth ISD rejects state law allowing school prayer period (NBC DFW)
• TEA investigating Brownsville ISD over lunch-hour ICE raid protest (MyRGV)

Wednesday, Feb. 25

• Families frustrated by secrecy over Fort Worth ISD’s future leadership (KERA | Fort Worth Report)
• Judson trustees vote to close Rolling Meadows, Park Village, and Franz Elementary Schools (Texas Public Radio)
• 14 seeking spot on Lake Worth ISD’s state-appointed board, only 4 live in school district (KERA | Fort Worth Report)
• Did your school district vote for or against adding prayer time in schools? (KXAN)

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