Laura Isensee
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The pandemic has upended school as most kids and teachers know it in Texas. But one part of the school year could proceed as normal: standardized testing, also known as STAAR. -
A new national poll of teachers from NPR/Ipsos finds broad trepidation about returning to the classroom, with 77% of those surveyed worried about risking their own health. -
For 40 years, Robin Stauffer has taught high school English in seven different school districts in three different states. Most recently, Advanced… -
Texans rallied outside the state Capitol over the weekend, pushing for Gov. Greg Abbott to quickly reopen the state. But, as Texas COVID-19 deaths… -
In the last three years, Fort Bend schools have seen the demand for special education almost double. More teachers and parents are asking for children to… -
Twice, Britany Miller has asked for special education services and accommodations at two different Houston-area charter schools for her son, Nicholas… -
Last year, as a seventh-grader at Lake Jackson Intermediate, Carolinda Acevedo struggled in class — even though she loves learning. She'd stay up late to… -
One year and seven surgeries after Sarah Salazar nearly died in her art classroom, she's still struggling to manage the deep physical and emotional trauma she suffered that day. -
Handwriting is making a comeback in schools across the state. Currently, the majority of Texas school districts don’t teach students to write in cursive,… -
One cause of that discrepancy is that a lot of school funding comes from local property taxes, a new report from the nonprofit EdBuild found.
