Education Newsfeed

Governor Abbott requested a report detailing a financial audit of four representative Texas school districts, including some big and small names.

With October 5th's voter registration deadline in the past, we look ahead to November, with mail-in ballots being many Texans' first opportunity to cast their vote.

Vouchers through a tax mechanism arrived at the federal level when President Trump signed the One Big Beautiful Bill Act into law last year - what effect will it have and what should we expect?

Texas universities ranked poorly in free speech rankings, costing us more than just academic debate.

A budget serves as a statement of our values: what are we willing to put genuine money behind? TEA's answer: more to TIA and Bluebonnet.

Ahead of the 90th Legislative Session in 2027, HB 6 (student discipline bill) is under the microscope in a Senate committee taking place next week.

The U.S. Department of Education is rolling out new degree requirements for student loan funding while rolling back Title IX protections.

Texas AFT Retiree Plus members continue their fight for a COLA tied to inflation as TRS acknowledges that retirees are increasingly looking for employment during these trying times.

Approximately three years after the state seized control of Houston ISD, Texas officials have increasingly held up the district as evidence that state intervention works. There’s numbers they can point to as HISD had 56 F-rated campuses before the takeover and has five this year, while many schools operating under state-appointed Superintendent Mike Miles’ New Education System (NES) have posted significant gains under the state accountability system. But three years is also

Texas high schools are supposed to provide older students the opportunity to register to vote, but most don't - a big, but solveable problem in the face of low registration numbers.

Hispanic Heritage Month, which runs from September 15 to October 15, is an opportunity to recognize and honor the contributions of Hispanic and Latino Americans on labor and culture.

AI is the defining issue of our culture in 2026, and AFT is taking steps towards accountability and responsibility - but more remains to be done.

What should've been a joyous occasion for University of Texas students has instead put into focus the racist and hateful rhetoric and behavior of Bo French, Republican nominee for Railroad Commissioner.

Last week, American Federation of Teachers President Randi Weingarten announced the “National AI Safety & Privacy Standard,” developed in collaboration with Microsoft and AFT’s National Academy for AI Instruction.

Con las elecciones del 3 de noviembre a solo dos meses, más de 1.2 millones de votantes actualmente se encuentran catalogados con estatus de “suspenso”, una designación que ha causado mucha confusión comprensible.

Renewed attention on vouchers and public schools as a result of funding shortfalls combined with recent about-faces on policy begs the question: is Greg Abbott in greater danger than expected as he seeks an unprecedented 4th term as Texas Governor?