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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, Sept. 10

• Houston ISD records show more than 2,000 teachers do not have certification for 2024-25 year (Houston Chronicle)
• Texas school districts say upgrades to the state’s student data reporting system could hurt their funding (Texas Tribune)
• This Houston-area SBOE member is dividing fellow Republicans ahead of a key curriculum battle (San Antonio Express-News)
• Coppell ISD considers closing 3 schools due to budget issues (KDFW)
• Indiana's cellphone ban means less school drama. But students miss their headphones (NPR)

Monday, Sept. 9

• Here’s where Trump and Harris stand on 6 education issues (NPR)
• Texas parents gain new tools to control their teen’s social media use (Texas Tribune)
• Tarleton launches new dual credit model for Crowley ISD high school students (KERA)
• 'I lied.' A teacher describes protecting her students during Apalachee HS shooting (NPR)
• Teen and father charged in Georgia school shooting will stay in custody (PBS NewsHour | AP)
• 12-year-old arrested and charged after threatening mass shootings in seven San Antonio schools (Texas Public Radio)
• Former schools police chief says he was not at fault in Uvalde shooting, asks judge to toss charges (Texas Tribune)
• Northwest ISD dad tackles student hunger one snack at a time (CBS News)

Friday, Sept. 6

• San Antonio school districts take wait-and-see approach to lawsuit over A-F school accountability (Texas Public Radio)
• Austin ISD settles lawsuit over delayed special ed evaluations, creates fund for affected students (KUT)
• What research says about preventing school shootings (NPR)

Thursday, Sept. 5

• 4 killed and 9 others wounded in shooting at Georgia high school (PBS NewsHour | AP)
• Castleberry ISD becomes first Fort Worth-area district to release unofficial A-F ratings (Fort Worth Report)
• Houston ISD teacher back in classroom after put on administrative leave for social media posts criticizing district (Houston Public Media)
• 4 Austin-area school districts call November tax rate elections. Here are the proposed rates (Austin American-Statesman)
• Alamo Colleges, A&M-San Antonio report record enrollment despite FAFSA troubles (Texas Public Radio)
• New panic alarm system at Georgia H.S. saved lives during shooting, officials say. Advocates want it nationwide. (NBC News)

Wednesday, Sept. 4

• Texas schools are hiring more teachers without traditional training. They hope the state will pay to prepare them. (Texas Tribune)
• Texas teachers demand better pay and working conditions in ‘Educator’s Bill of Rights’ (KERA)

Tuesday, Sept. 3

• Texas public schools team up with early childhood centers to boost budgets (Texas Standard)
• Why did Fort Worth’s mayor call FWISD unacceptable? Here’s the data (Fort Worth Report)
• Bible-inspired lessons in Texas public schools? State education board to hold hearings this month (KERA)
• Families paying for school lunches grapple with recurring online transaction fees (PBS NewsHour)
• Hear what the nation's top student podcasters have to say (NPR)

Friday, Aug. 30

• Texas charter school network petitions court to release A-F school ratings (Texas Public Radio)
• Port Arthur ISD offering hiring incentives to help fill teacher positions, other vacancies (12 News Now)
• Edgewood ISD works to help fill open teacher positions with new program (News4SA)
• Will Fort Worth ISD’s superintendent stay? Mayor unsure, says district needs leadership (Fort Worth Report | KERA)
• Hear here! Our list of the best podcasts by fourth graders (NPR)

Thursday, Aug. 29

• Teens are losing interest in school, and say they hear about college 'a lot' (NPR)
• Trustees for San Antonio's Northside ISD approve $93.8 million deficit budget (Texas Public Radio)
• More than half of Houston ISD voters oppose $4.4 billion bond proposal, finds poll commissioned by teachers’ union (Houston Public Media)
• Supreme Court rebuffs Biden administration plea to restore SAVE student debt plan (NPR)

Wednesday, Aug. 28

• Dallas ISD has stopped the enrollment slide for first time in years (KERA)
• Austin ISD settles lawsuit with Disability Rights Texas over special education backlog (KVUE)
• Mayor Mattie Parker calls Fort Worth ISD ‘unacceptable,’ pushes for turnaround plan (Fort Worth Report | KERA)
• Corsicana ISD educator injured by student could lose her eye, calls on Gov. Abbott to make changes (CBS News)
• Austin ISD awarded $15M grant for solar panel program (KXAN)

Tuesday, Aug. 27

• There have been at least 2 North Texas school threats just weeks into the new year (KERA)
• Fort Bend ISD approves library book policy that allows superintendent to remove books (Click2Houston)
• Mike Miles responds to lawmakers’ call for investigation by telling them to get on board with Houston ISD changes (Houston Public Media)
• A new poll reveals the worries of Gen Z kids — and how parents can support them (NPR)

Monday, Aug. 26

• Hutto ISD launches new apprenticeship program this fall to grow new teachers (KXAN)
• Will free tuition help more students pursue higher ed? Austin Community College hopes so. (KUT)
• Teachers union decries first year of Houston ISD takeover, Mike Miles’ New Education System (Houston Public Media)
• ‘Unintended consequences’: Conroe ISD board to alter book review policy after 25 A.P. books banned (Click2Houston)
• Keller ISD approves more changes to school policy, ACLU issues letter of concern (WFAA)
• Anthony ISD proposes property tax hike to address budget shortfall (KFOX 14)

Friday, Aug. 23

• 24 Dallas schools got an 'F' last year. How will Dallas ISD fix them? (KERA)
• Houston ISD parents outraged over lack of AC and 'scripted' emails (Houston Chronicle)
• Fort Worth ISD denounces reappraisal plan as Tarrant County districts flag impact on students (Fort Worth Report | KERA)
• Join us for a September 27 conversation on how AI is transforming higher education in Texas (Texas Tribune)
• School choice, history of segregation collide as Florida county consolidates rural schools (PBS NewsHour | AP)
• UTSA, UT Health San Antonio will become one institution ‘greater than the sum of its parts’ (Texas Public Radio)

Thursday, Aug. 22

• ‘At what cost?’: Many Central Texas districts make cuts as they face million-dollar deficits (KXAN)
• College costs weigh heavily on Texas students as they wait on late financial aid offers (Texas Tribune)
• Most community college students plan to get 4-year degrees. Few actually do (NPR)
• ‘Hitting kids should never be allowed’: Illinois bans corporal punishment in all schools (PBS NewsHour | AP)
• Austin ISD’s Kealing Middle School to open Monday after fire delayed classes (KUT)
• Houston ISD’s $4.4 billion bond proposal gains strong support from voters, Kinder survey shows (Houston Public Media)

Wednesday, Aug. 21

• Katy ISD prioritizes retaining staff while facing $25.42M shortfall (Community Impact)
• Austin ISD is asking voters to approve a new tax rate to help fund pay raises, reduce deficit (KUT)
• Frisco ISD voters to see $1.08B bond, tax rate on November ballot (Community Impact)
• Irving ISD joins districts releasing their own accountability ratings (KERA)
• Katy ISD trustees weigh controversial policy restricting library books about gender fluidity (Houston Public Media)
• More than 1,000 students impacted by San Antonio ISD’s school closures have not returned for the new year (Texas Public Radio)
• Proposed Tyler ISD golf facility would include 14 hitting bays, five raised target greens (KLTV)

Tuesday, Aug. 20

• Conroe ISD to add teachers, bridge $12M shortfall (Community Impact)
• Frisco ISD is the only district still fighting Ken Paxton’s school voucher electioneering lawsuit (KERA)
• Houston ISD reveals it has 170 non-working defibrillators as questions mount following student’s death (Houston Public Media)
• ‘They’re not practicing inclusion’: Klein ISD parents with SPED students feel neglected, district responds (Click2Houston)
• Jury decides parents of Texas student accused in 2018 deadly school shooting not responsible (PBS NewsHour | AP)

Monday, Aug. 19

• Post-pandemic, some Texas students are still missing lots of school (Texas Standard)
• A South Texas school district received a request to remove 676 books from its libraries (Texas Tribune)
• Northside ISD cellphone guidelines boost student focus, reduce conflicts, district says (KSAT)
• Here's back-to-school advice from elementary to high school students (NPR)
• Transforming braille education could help millions of visually impaired Americans (NPR)

Friday, Aug. 16

• The Texas Education Agency can’t release school grades, but districts can — and some are (KERA)
• Kingsville ISD part of new lawsuit to block TEA school ratings (KIII)
• Houston ISD board presses superintendent about test score declines among some disadvantaged students (Houston Public Media)
• Austin-area school districts ban cellphones to prevent bullying, improve student achievement (KUT)
• Substitute teachers needed in Texarkana ISD classrooms (KSLA)
• Soles4Souls donates 500 shoes to Waco ISD students (KCEN)

Thursday, Aug. 15

• Federal judge in Texas expands ruling that blocks Biden administration protections of LGBTQ students (Texas Tribune)
• Katy ISD opens two new schools this year as district continues to expand (Houston Public Media)
• All students will eat for free at Dallas ISD for the 2024-2025 school year (WFAA)
• Aldine ISD's HEAL high school celebrates opening day with inaugural class of ninth-graders (Houston Chronicle)

Wednesday, Aug. 14

• After six years of low scores for students learning English, Texas educators say it’s the test’s fault (Texas Tribune)
• ‘A moral and civic crisis’: Academic performance in Fort Worth static as 1 in 3 students proficient (Fort Worth Report)
• Cy-Fair District Board of Trustees voted unanimously to approve Bible-focused elective courses for 2025-26 school year (Houston Public Media)

Tuesday, Aug. 13

• Judge blocks Texas from releasing this year’s school accountability ratings (Texas Tribune)
• A tiny East Texas museum makes sure the history of the London School explosion is not forgotten (Texas Standard)
• Church, state and the Texas Legislature: Debate heats up over what students should learn (Texas Tribune)

Monday, Aug. 12

• After Uvalde city officials end battle over shooting records, victims’ families say other agencies need to follow suit (Texas Tribune)
• Ready or not, Houston ISD starts second year under state-appointed leadership (Houston Public Media)
• Snuggles, pep talks and love notes: 10 ways to calm your kid’s back-to-school jitters (NPR)

Friday, Aug. 9

• Rising costs and stagnant state funds pushed this West Texas school district to the financial brink (Texas Tribune)
• McAllen ISD educator wins award for devotion to district’s at-risk students (MyRGV)
• Texas’ youngest students are struggling with their learning, educators say (Texas Tribune)
• Houston ISD will kick off new school year with 748 fewer teachers than last year, superintendent says (Houston Public Media)
• Cedar Hill ISD gets $2 million to buy electric buses after voters approve bus improvements bond (KERA)
• Houston ISD board of managers set to vote on historic bond proposal (Houston Public Media)
• Socorro ISD faces criticism over high number of special education vacancies (KFOX 14)
• Cy-Fair ISD is considering offering Bible-focused electives. How popular are such courses? (Houston Chronicle)
• Fieldhouse named in honor of Tyler ISD's winningest football coach (CBS 19)

Thursday, Aug. 8

• Judge dismisses most claims in federal lawsuit filed by Black Texas student punished over hairstyle (AP | Texas Tribune)
• Houston ISD reports improved accountability ratings ahead of official release by TEA (Houston Public Media)
• East Central ISD welcomes students to a new school year — and a new school to alleviate overcrowding (Texas Public Radio)
• North Texas school districts adopt stricter cell phone policies (KERA)
• Children at Risk: Latino children disproportionately affected by food insecurity, lack of mental health resources, childcare deserts (Houston Public Media)
• FWISD trustees grapple with school closures as enrollment dwindles, achievement idles (Fort Worth Report)
• The rollout for the updated FAFSA application has been delayed — again (NPR)
• San Antonio ISD holds community meeting to discuss how closed schools can be repurposed (KENS)
• Alief ISD school to receive 5,000 books for its students (CW 39)
• East Central ISD, Harlandale ISD teachers surprised with $40,000 in school supplies (KSAT)

Wednesday, Aug. 7

• Texas schools got billions in federal pandemic relief. It is coming to an end as the school year starts. (Texas Tribune)
• San Antonio ISD, CAST Network plan to open a new CAST school on the East Side (Texas Public Radio)
• 10 Denton ISD schools are serving free lunches. Not on the list? Here’s how to apply (KERA)
• Sharyland ISD launches new 18+ transition program (ValleyCentral)

Tuesday, Aug. 6

• Excitement, nerves, fewer vacancies: San Antonio’s Northside ISD welcomes hundreds of new teachers (Texas Public Radio)
• Muleshoe Classroom Teachers Association welcomes new educators (Muleshoe Journal)
• 6 ways grown-ups can recreate that fresh, buzzy feeling of a new school year (NPR)
• New Summerfield ISD begins third year of four-day school weeks (CBS 19)
• Title IX investigation into Wall ISD launched late July (Concho Valley Homepage)
• Liberty Hill ISD unveils new Legacy Ranch High School (Community Impact)
• Medina Valley ISD to open new elementary school as district population surges (KSAT)
• Free school lunch: Manor ISD providing meals for upcoming year (FOX 7 Austin)

Monday, Aug. 5

• Silsbee ISD looks to help new educators with mentorship program (12 News Now)
• HISD sees ‘unprecedented’ departures, with more than 4,000 employees leaving the district in June (Houston Chronicle)
• New teachers welcomed to Sherman ISD (KXII)
• Gus Almquist Middle School is Hutto ISD's newest addition (Austin American-Statesman)
• Del Valle ISD unveils district's new Early College High School (KVUE)
• 5 tips to save money on back-to-school shopping — this weekend and beyond (NPR)
• North Texas school district requiring students to lock cell phones in pouches (CBS News)
• In the face of global warming, students are dreaming up a better climate future (NPR)

Friday, Aug. 2

• Title IX changes expanding LGBTQ+ protections go into effect — but not in Texas (KERA)
• Crowley ISD prepares 5-year strategic plan update focused on resident voices (Fort Worth Report)

Thursday, Aug. 1

• Clear Creek ISD to give teachers, staff pay raises for 2024-25 school year (Houston Chronicle)
• Eagle Mountain-Saginaw ISD seeks to ‘protect classrooms’ amid budget crunch (KERA | Fort Worth Report)
• Canyon ISD to vote on allowing armed staff members on campuses (KFDA)
• Evant ISD embraces four-day school week (Gatesville Messenger)
• Students cook up new recipes for Arlington ISD lunch menus (Arlington Report)
• Denton ISD prepares for bigger classes and fewer teachers in the new school year (KERA | Denton Record-Chronicle)
• Explore the Texas museum map (Texas Standard)
• EDA awards Rockdale ISD $5.25 million grant (FOX 44)

Wednesday, July 31

• Killeen ISD employees are getting a pay increase (KCEN)
• Mathis ISD heads back to the classroom (KIII)
• Dallas ISD welcomes hundreds of new teachers (FOX 4)
• Lufkin ISD seeks state waivers to address attendance drop (KLVT)
• Flour Bluff ISD approves teacher raises for 2024-25 (Corpus Christi Caller Times)
• He has a badge and a gun — and he investigates school truancy (NPR)
• UT Austin committee says administrators violated own rules when handling protests (KUT)

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