Education

A federal judge Wednesday threw out an attempt by plaintiffs to block Texas' ban on mask mandates ahead of a trial next month.

Funding for virtual school through districts happened on a waiver earlier in the pandemic. Now, legislators are trying to put it into statute.

Public health experts and medical professionals are sounding the alarm over the highly transmissible delta variant of COVID-19. The governor has stood firm on his ban against masking mandates in schools.

The Round Rock and Hays school districts will not be offering virtual learning next year after state funds fall through.

The intense political backlash over the academic approach of examining U.S. institutions through the lens of race is shaping up to be a major cultural battle ahead of next year's midterm elections.

Texas educators say they’re concerned they won’t be able to have open conversations about what’s happening in the world if the Texas Legislature approves a bill that restricts how teachers can discuss current events in the classroom.

Masks will be optional at upcoming commencement ceremonies and athletics competitions. The university is hosting a campus-wide commencement ceremony on Saturday at Darrell K Royal-Texas Memorial Stadium.

Alejandro Delgado es el primer director ejecutivo de matriculación en el distrito. Su trabajo es atraer a más estudiantes a las escuelas de AISD — y asegurarse que se queden ahí.

KUT checks back in with Creative Action to see how it fared over the past year and what it has learned during the pandemic. (Hint: Meditation on Zoom is a thing.)

The first federal survey on school reopening shows racial and geographic differences in participation in full-time, in person learning.