Education

A student under the age of 18 is facing two felony charges for allegedly making threats against Akins Early College High School in South Austin.

The Central Texas school district first announced the Drive.Pair.Share initiative in June when gas prices hit record highs in the state. The goal of the program is to ease the financial pressures teachers and other employees are facing.

To help fill vacancies during a teacher shortage, a handful of teachers from Spain began working in Elgin ISD this month through a partnership with the Spanish Ministry of Education.

Tens of thousands of teachers in Texas have left the profession in the last year. The UT College of Education is trying to prepare and retain teachers as they face a range of challenges, from low pay to a lack of support in the classroom.

Texas teachers are dealing with the ongoing pandemic, staff shortages, and now, more prominently, the political forces pushing them on social topics such as race and LGBTQ issues.

Lake Travis ISD is facing a significant bus driver shortage that prompted the district to reduce transportation services for now. During a school board meeting, several parents called on LTISD to find solutions to the staffing shortage.

The board of trustees is meeting to vote on the 2022-2023 budget. It includes a compensation package that seeks to give employees significant raises, but some say the proposal does not go far enough.

If sharing is part of how you process these mass shootings, tell us about how you're feeling.

For the first time since the pandemic, Texas schools will again be rated based on standardized tests. But for one year only, schools that receive a D or F will get a “not rated” label.

As communities and school districts push for book bans, some Texas librarians are nearing their breaking point.