Topic: Social Justice

This Week in the Legislature: Inside the Turbulent Fights Over Vouchers, School Finance

Publish Date: April 25, 2025

This Week in Higher Education: Senate Passes SB 37

Publish Date: April 18, 2025

This week, the House Higher Education Committee heard more bills aimed at addressing health care workforce shortages by incentivizing students and funding health institutions. While the House committee continues its important work to support our higher education institutions, the Senate continues its rampage against academic freedom. Senate Bill 37, the full force attack on academic freedom and shared governance, was...

Action Needed: SBOE to Review TEA’s Bible-Infused New Curriculum

Publish Date: August 30, 2024

Aug. 23, 2024: We know who’s to blame

Publish Date: August 26, 2024

Quote from Governor Tim Walz's speech at the Democratic National Convention: "Never underestimate a public school teacher."

ACLU Launches Student Rights Hub Amid Rising Discriminatory Policies in Texas Schools

Publish Date: August 23, 2024

Texas ACLU Finds Dress Codes of 51 School Districts Violate CROWN Act

Publish Date: August 16, 2024

In 2023, Greg Abbott signed HB 567, also known as the Crown Act, into law to ban hair discrimination in schools and workplaces. Since then, many school districts have altered their dress codes to adjust to the new regulations put in place by the CROWN Act. However, the ACLU of Texas found that, still, many districts in Texas have not...