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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

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.

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.

An $18 billion Meta settlement has resulted in the implementation of many teen-safety features that should've been in place from the start. More needs to be done, and AFT's recommendations can be a blueprint.

Polling shows growing concern about data center construction in the Lone Star State. Data centers can be a drain on local resources - including school funding.

The House Public Education Committee met on May 11 to address two parts of their interim charges list: HB 1481 and the State of Education. But also looming over the hearing was the specter of enrollment drops.