CAIR-Houston claims Afghan girls violently attacked at HISD middle school, demand action
Muslim advocacy group CAIR-Houston is asking Houston ISD to take action after three Afghan students were allegedly attacked on campus at Paul Revere Middle School.
HISD introduces new pay for performance model for teachers
Houston Independent School District has introduced a new Pay For Performance compensation plan directed at teachers for the next school year.
Houston-area high school students could possibly win $100k after advancing to the finals in math competition
The five St. John High School math team members were at the prom when they got the good news.
School choice, school funding bills head to the Tx House
Long sought financial relief for our state's public schools, all teed up for passage this week by the Texas House. How much relief? An additional $8 billion worth. Enough to increase the per-pupil allotment by nearly $400, and give teachers a well-deserved raise.
Controversial education bills move to full Texas House
Two controversial education bills, SB 2 and HB 2, are moving to the full Texas House. The school funding and school choice legislation had critical votes Thursday after several hours of heated debate.
Ohio library book returned almost 100 years overdue
The overdue library book was checked out in 1926 and librarians found it at a local Ohio branch decades later.
Houston: Project Prom helps unhoused HISD teens prep for prom
A non-profit organization is making sure Houston Independent School District students' prom dress dreams come true.
Student loan repayment plan applications reopened by Education Department: What to know
The U.S. Education Department on Wednesday reopened online applications for income-driven repayment plans for student loan borrowers.
Texas NAACP joins lawsuit over Trump Administration's actions to dismantle Department of Education
The lawsuit, filed by the national NAACP and other branches of the organization, states that getting rid of the department would threaten educational equality for students of color across the country.
Texas House Speaker expects vote on school choice early next week
House Speaker Dustin Burrows said he expects both school choice bills to make it out of a House committee and onto the House floor for a vote early next week.
Texas bill would ban phones from classrooms | Texas: The Issue Is
The bill would require classrooms to designate a secure, out-of-sight area to keep phones during instructional times.
Cruz pledges to punish Republicans who vote against school choice
As if House Republicans opposed to school choice didn't have enough on their hands. With Governor Greg Abbott looking to claim their political scalp. Now, U.S. Senator Ted Cruz is very publicly vowing a scorched earth primary vendetta against any GOP member seeking to torpedo the effort to fund private education with public dollars.
Student loans to be managed by Small Business Administration, Trump says
Student loans will now be managed by Small Business Administration, President Trump announced Friday, as part of his plan to dismantle the Department of Education.