It's that time again when the state's governing education agency gives its report card to local school districts. The Texas Education Agency publishes what is called the Texas Academic Performance Reports (TAPR), an extensive report that breaks down schools and their districts on student performance and district programs. view article

The Midland ISD board of trustees will consider turning over four more of its elementary schools to a charter school operator. view article

Hutto ISD will not make major changes to its curriculum for the 2025-26 school year, although the name of the mathematics curriculum used by the district has had its name changed.  view article

Texas parents are protesting a new school curriculum that includes Bible references. Why is it controversial, and what’s next for Fort Bend ISD? view article

Since being appointed the South San Antonio Independent School District’s new superintendent, Dr. Saul Hinojosa has hit the ground running. Hinojosa told KSAT that since Feb. 19, he’s visited all campuses “twice” to assess the district’s needs. “I’ve been visiting with staff, I’ve sent surveys out,” Hinojosa said. view article

The Texas Education Agency Monday confirmed it’s investigating complaints about the “governance” of Keller ISD following a controversial proposal to split the district. The proposed split would divide the district along Highway 377, essentially separating students who live in Keller from those who live in Fort Worth. view article

Since being appointed the South San Antonio Independent School District’s new superintendent, Dr. Saul Hinojosa has hit the ground running. Hinojosa told KSAT that since Feb. 19, he’s visited all campuses “twice” to assess the district’s needs. “I’ve been visiting with staff, I’ve sent surveys out,” Hinojosa said. “We’re cutting down on certain administrative positions so that we can invest more in individuals who are going to have a direct impact in growing our building capacity and our teachers,” Hinojosa said. view article

San Angelo ISD students are expected to be introduced to a new curriculum in the fall of 2025. After a two-hour-long discussion at a school board meeting on March 10, SAISD board members approved Bluebonnet Learning. Board members approved the reading and language arts program for kindergarten through fifth grade in a 4-3 vote. The board also approved the math program for kindergarten through eighth grade in a 6-1 vote. view article

La Porte ISD’s Business Office has received its 11th consecutive Certificate of Excellence in Financial Reporting from the Association of School Business Officials International. The award recognizes districts that have met the program’s high standards for financial reporting and transparency. La Porte ISD’s Certificate of Excellence is for its Comprehensive Annual Financial Report for the fiscal year ended 2024. “For over half a century, ASBO International’s Certificate of Excellence in Financial Reporting has been the gold standard in promoting and recognizing excellence in financial reporting,” said ASBO International Executive Director Jim Rowan. view article

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Nacogdoches ISD approved the use of a controversial new state curriculum that has been criticized by civil rights organizations for its references to Christianity and biblical teachings. view article

 U.S. Attorney General Pam Bondi issued a letter to the California Interscholastic Federation, which oversees high school sports for both private and public schools in California, warning that the state could lose federal funding and face lawsuits for allowing biological males to compete against girls — which she says violates Title IX and thus federal law.  view article

The Houston Independent School District may close schools for the 2026-2027 school year as enrollment in the district continues to decline, according to the district's budget plans. Houston ISD Superintendent Mike Miles plans in the coming months to propose closing an undisclosed number of schools in the summer of 2026, as the district faces a tight budget and enrollment losses.   view article

wHouston ISD lost nearly 7,400 students in 2024-25 academic year, new enrollment data shows    view article

Sen. Brandon Creighton has filed bills that would ban diversity, equity and inclusion policies related to hiring and programming, while creating ways for parents to complain about violations to the DEI ban.   view article

AUSTIN — Days after the Texas House unveiled its version of a school choice program, public school advocates gathered near the Capitol in Austin to send a clear signal to Texas lawmakers that they oppose using taxpayer dollars to fund private and parochial schools.   The rally on Saturday was hosted by Save Texas Schools, a nonpartisan statewide volunteer coalition of stakeholders in public education—including parents, educators and politicians. More than 100 attendees, some with signs reading "Stand up to the bully Abbott" and "Show public schools the love you show Texas billionaires," packed into the family center of First United Methodist Church of Austin.  view article

Texas students' overall math scores dropped from 2022. But English learners and fourth-grade Black students did better than their peers elsewhere.   view article

Texas lawmakers are considering allocating $1 billion to education savings accounts, or a type of voucher system, that would allow taxpayer dollars to go to private school tuition. view article

Texas lawmakers are considering allocating $1 billion to education savings accounts, or a type of voucher system, that would allow taxpayer dollars to go to private school tuition. view article

Tarrant County leaders held a press conference on Wednesday, Feb. 19, 2025, to speak on a resolution passed to prioritize literacy and ensure students are reading at grade level at all independent school districts in the county. By Amanda McCoy   view article

Fort Worth ISD Superintendent-designate Karen Molinar saw the difference just five weeks of tutoring can have on students. view article

Per the Texas Education Code §13.051 territory may be detached from a school district and annexed to another school district that is contiguous to the detached territory.   view article

An estimated 300 teachers and staff in the Socorro Independent School District will lose their jobs at the end of the year after the school board on Wednesday approved a plan to cut $38 million from next year’s budget. view article

AUSTIN, Texas – February 19, 2025 – The Texas Education Agency (TEA) today announced the appointment of a seven-member Board of Managers and a new superintendent to lead and operate the South San Antonio Independent School District (ISD).   view article

The Conroe ISD dual language program has students do all their subjects in English one day and Spanish the next. Kids have to start in kindergarten. Parents told ABC13 that they moved to the district for this program, so they're gutted it may go away. view article

Parents and community members rally after hearing rumors about the possible discontinuation of the dual language program in Conroe ISD. The dual language program in Conroe ISD has been a key educational initiative that promotes bilingualism by pairing Spanish-speaking students with English-speaking students. The program benefits families by fostering cultural exchange and language skills. Parents, like Ryan, whose children have thrived in the program, have seen positive academic and social results. view article

Beaumont Independent School District is preparing to step in for Jones-Clark Elementary, Fehl-Price Elementary, and Smith Middle School for the 2025-2026 school year following the abrupt departure of Third Future Schools. "Beaumont ISD embraces all of our students, and we are ready to take on and resume operations of Jones Clark, Fehl-Price, and Smith Middle school effective the 2025-2026 school year," said BISD Superintendent Dr. Shannon Allen. view article

The Texas Education Agency is bringing in Anastasia Anderson as the new district-wide conservator for Houston ISD. The state agency's deputy commissioner for governance, Steve Lecholop, made the announcement during Thursday's HISD school board meeting. "We feel incredibly fortunate at the agency to be able to recruit someone of such high caliber to serve in this very important role as the new conservator for the district," Lecholop said. view article

Meyer Elementary School's 50-point jump in the new Children at Risk rankings took a concerted effort to focus on every child as an individual learner, from goal-setting to “kid chats” to innovation days and even, the assistant principal noted, a little prayer.  view article

fficials in the Fort Worth Independent School District are looking to turn over operations at a struggling middle school to Texas Wesleyan University as a part of an six-year-old partnership with the college. Fort Worth ISD’s board will consider a proposal to renew its partnership with the university to run the five campuses currently in the district’s Leadership Academy Network, and also to add Leonard Middle School to the network. view article

Parents and students in Leander ISD are frustrated after the district announced significant budget cuts, including the elimination of 200 staff positions and the International Baccalaureate (IB) program. The district, which has offered the IB program since 1999, said the decision was made to help address a $34.4 million budget deficit for the 2025-26 school year. view article

Houston-area K-12 schools appear to be bouncing back after yearslong student achievement declines caused by the COVID-19 pandemic, according to the latest school rankings from Children at Risk. view article

Trustees for the North East Independent School District voted unanimously Monday night to permanently close Driscoll Middle School, Clear Spring Elementary and Wilshire Elementary at the end of the current school year. view article

Administrators in both districts were recently caught advising parents on how to circumvent state law protecting girls’ sports.   view article

Most Texas schools showed improved academic performance for the first time in four years, according to the advocacy group Children at Risk, which just released its annual index of school performance. view article