Education

The governor promised political consequences if lawmakers cannot pass legislation allowing for publicly subsidized school vouchers before March primaries.

A federal judge in Austin temporarily blocked a new state law restricting which books are available in school libraries. The state then appealed. But whether or not the law is upheld, efforts to censor what students can read have intensified in Texas.

A new partnership between the university and BlueCross BlueShield of Texas aims to curb maternal deaths, especially among Black women, by adding more culturally informed doulas into the workforce.

Before there was an IHOP, there was a university that attempted to revolutionize higher education for immigrants at the corner of I-35 and Cesar Chavez Street.

Universities are looking to expand housing options as students return to learning in person after the pandemic.

The delay comes as the agency faces a legal challenge to the way it's evaluating school districts.

Texas had over 90 challenges of over 2,300 books, nearly double the number of attempts as the next state on the list.

House Bill 900 requires book vendors to rate all their materials based on their depictions or references to sex before selling them to schools. Vendors say the law aims to regulate protected speech with “vague and over broad” terms.

The Texas Education Agency has proposed appointing at least one monitor to track the district's progress. If AISD does not meet certain benchmarks, the agency could still appoint one or more conservators.

The Texas Education Agency earlier this year proposed a special education conservatorship, largely because of Austin ISD's backlog of special education evaluations. But now state education officials are offering the district a different plan.