Aldine ISD proudly announces its 2025 CTE District of Distinction selection by the Career and Technical Association of Texas (CTAT). CTAT introduced the District of Distinction program in 2024 to recognize Career and Technical Education (CTE) programs that meet exacting standards. This prestigious designation is open to all districts that meet the stringent guidelines set by the CTAT Board and executive committee. Brooke Martin, AISD executive director of CTE, expressed her appreciation for the recognition, stating, “We are honored to be awarded as a Career & Technical Association of Texas (CTAT) CTE District of Distinction. This recognition is a testament to the hard work of our entire CTE team and community. We are proud to be among the districts leading the way in providing transformative educational experiences. Our future-focused CTE opportunities across the district, including our P-TECH programs at Avalos and Carver, our CTE programs at Blanson, and the HEAL program at Nimitz, prepare our students for success after high school.” view article

The South San Antonio Independent School District board has unanimously approved a controversial, but financially incentivized, curriculum that has drawn criticism for its heavy use of biblical material. view article

The South San Antonio Independent School District board has unanimously approved a controversial, but financially incentivized, curriculum that has drawn criticism for its heavy use of biblical material. view article

The El Paso School District Board received a preliminary report from its long-awaited equity audit, revealing significant disparities in funding and disciplinary actions within the district. The audit, conducted by the Mid-Atlantic Equity Consortium (MAEC), began in February of 2024 following a 2020 lawsuit alleging neglect of poor, Hispanic neighborhoods. view article

Sonia Villalobos is helping second graders who have struggled with reading, improve, and better understand how the English language works. "We need to add a capital letter in the first letter of the name," said one student in the class. It's one of the hardest jobs in Fort Worth ISD where students are passing to the next grade level and still struggling with reading comprehension. view article

The Fort Worth Independent School District and city leaders passed a literacy resolution Tuesday night to make sure more students can read at grade level. img-3203-1.jpg CBS News Texas District leaders and city leaders, including Mayor Mattie Parker, announced a "new, intense focus on failure to read at grade level" at a news conference before the board meeting. view article

The Career and Technical Association of Texas named City View ISD as a Career and Technical Education District of Distinction. The honor is given to districts that excel in preparing students for a future in technical skills and education. view article

Trustee Tobi Jackson doesn’t see the reading crisis plaguing Fort Worth ISD as solely an educational challenge. “It is truly a civic crisis,” Jackson said during a Jan. 21 news conference, noting the impact literacy has on poverty and crime and other societal issues that affect a community. view article

No failing schools. Increases by nearly 20 percentage points in third-grade reading and math proficiency. Reduced chronic absenteeism and increased public engagement. All by 2029. Those are some of the 24 goals outlined in Fort Worth ISD’s new strategic plan, which the school board discussed — and unanimously approved — during its Jan. 21 meeting. The plan aims to reshape the district’s approach to student achievement, family engagement, employee retention and operational efficiency for the next four years, according to the draft. view article

Local teacher Jamie Hernandez was brought to tears as her name was called out during a large school celebration, to accept the KENS 5 EXCEL Award with a $2,000 check from KENS 5 partner Credit Human. As an EMT instructor, Hernandez oversees 140 students, freshmen to seniors in her program. Many of her students are ready to work in the medical field by the time they're done with high school. view article

The measure would halt programs with debt-to-earnings ratios of over 125 percent.   view article

The purpose of this communication is to inform school districts and open-enrollment charter schools (school systems) about the publication of the proposed Accountability System Manual for 2025 Accountability Ratings and amendment to the Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA) State Plan.  view article

No one likes to talk about “accountability.” It’s become kind of a dirty word. view article

Texas legislators blasted the district’s superintendent, who blamed the Bible removals on a law prohibiting sexually explicit content.   view article

HISD’s board of managers last week approved a budget amendment of nearly $125.5 million at the request of Miles, who said about $57 million of that total is local property tax revenue being sent to the state. Texas has a revenue-sharing system for public schools and determines their funding based on average daily attendance. view article

As student enrollment in Houston ISD declines to its lowest level since the pandemic, Superintendent Mike Miles is striking it rich. The state-appointed boss of the largest school district in Texas received a $126,000 bonus from the Board of Managers, on top of his $380,000 annual salary, according to a new report in the Houston Chronicle. view article

The Austin Independent School District provided an update on its progress in meeting the requirement for special education services. This update came after the district had an evaluation backlog of more than 800 children in 2021. Austin ISD and the Texas Education Agency reached an agreement in 2023. The district has until September 1, 2025, to meet all 99 requirements outlined by the TEA. So far, AISD has checked off 74 of those items, which puts it ahead of schedule. view article

The Austin Independent School District announced on Thursday that it has completed 75% of the priorities outlined in a Texas Education Agency (TEA) Special Education Agreed Order. The requirements from the TEA must be met by AISD to avoid more corrective actions. Superintendent Matias Segura says completing 74 of the 99 action items is a significant milestone in their efforts to improve outcomes for students with disabilities. view article

Austin Independent School District leaders said on Thursday they plan to get a new data system to track more than 13,000 students who receive special education services. The change comes as the district’s special education department enters its second year under state intervention. view article

There’s been talk about an optional Bible-infused curriculum in Texas public elementary schools since final approval last month by the Texas State Board of Education. view article

The North East Independent School District is looking to consolidate three campuses in an effort to combat declining enrollment. “I take our responsibility to our children and community seriously,” NEISD Superintendent Dr. Sean Maika wrote in an announcement sent out on Tuesday. “And while this is a difficult process, we must be good stewards of our taxpayer money. We, like other school districts across the state, have been losing enrollment, and have seen no increase in revenue since 2019. Consequently, some of our campuses are not being fully utilized and are inefficient.” view article

Based on preliminary ratings, Houston ISD is moving closer to having fewer failing schools, a momentum that moves the state's largest school district to losing state-appointed leadership.  Superintendent Mike Miles reported Wednesday that 41 of the district's 273 campuses were graded D or F in 2024, and 170 were graded A or B according to unofficial results by the Texas Education Agency's A-F accountability rating system. Because of legal challenges, TEA was blocked from releasing the new ratings for the 2023-24 academic school year, but they are expected to be released on Aug.15. view article

The Texas Education Agency is considering whether to replace the South San ISD’s board of trustees with appointed board managers. “What happens to the old board? Do they have anything, any repercussions?” asked a woman attending the TEA and South San ISD meeting. view article

Lewisville ISD board members voted Monday night to close five of its elementary schools, a cost-saving measure officials say the district needs as student enrollment continues to decline and state funding for schools is uncertain. It was a highly emotional meeting, with more than a dozen people taking to the lectern during the public comment section to beg elected leaders to delay a school consolidation plan. Some speakers joined board members in directing rage at the state Legislature, accusing politicians by name of starving public schools and hurting neighborhoods. Gov. Greg Abbott, state Sen. Tan Parker and state Reps. Ben Bumgarner and Mitch Little were all named as bad actors. view article

Cy-Fair ISD is using new tools to track the progress of students in first through fifth grades who did not meet the reading standards during the 2023-24 school year. CFISD Chief Academic Officer Linda Macias said during the Dec. 5 board meeting the district is tracking student performance using formative assessments and Amira, a reading support program, is a part of CFISD’s new strategic plan. view article

The Texas Legislature has prioritized getting high school dropouts the skills they need to enter the workforce.   view article

AMARILLO, Texas (KVII) — Amarillo ISD Superintendent Doug Loomis will reveal which schools are on his "watchlist" for closure and consolidation. view article

After missing 40 days of school last year, Tommy Betom, 10, is on track this year for much better attendance. The importance of showing up has been stressed repeatedly at school - and at home. view article

The SHAC was created to assist the district in ensuring that local community values and health issues are reflected in the district’s health and physical education instruction, according to information on the district website. “We as a board are not bound by these suggestions or advice and we aren’t compelled or bound to accept anything they present as marching orders or directives to us,” board President Misty Odenweller said at the meeting. view article

The Austin school district has not met minimum state exam standards for students with disabilities in the past four years, according to an independent review of the district’s special education programs. Stetson and Associates, a consulting firm, conducted a review of the Austin school district’s services for students with disabilities starting during the 2019-20 academic year, although the evaluation was delayed due to the COVID-19 pandemic and a change in leadership at the district. view article

A Valley school district is working to convince parents that it’s safe for their kids to be in school. Officials at the Pharr-San Juan-Alamo Independent School District say they’re working hard to help families feel more comfortable about students being back in the classroom. view article

The Waco Independent School District and its charter school partner, Transformation Waco, could see more than half of their students start the school year Sept. 8 via remote instruction, according to registration numbers provided by both entities. view article

Dallas ISD is in a precarious position when it comes to grading. About 86 percent of its student body is classified as economically disadvantaged, more than 25 percent higher than the state’s average. Its population of limited English speakers is almost half, more than double the state’s. There are significant challenges when it comes to making sure all of its students are receiving adequate learning despite the disruption from the pandemic. More than 12,000 hot spots were purchased for students who lacked access to internet. All of these things affect grading, especially when these kids don’t have a school to go to. view article

Lloyd Potter, researcher and director of UTSA’s Institute for Demographic and Socioeconomic Research, is supporting local Head Start and Early Head Start programs toward being more effective. Potter has worked with the City of San Antonio’s Department of Human Services Early Head Start-Child Care and Head Start Programs, and with local nonprofit San Antonio AVANCE Inc. to better assess their programs to provide information about how they are meeting the needs of the children and families they serve. view article

For years, Stephens Elementary School in Aldine ISD has been defined by the challenges that it faces rather than its academic successes. Nearly 90 percent of its students are considered economically disadvantaged by the Texas Education Agency. Nearly half are English language learners. And to state education officials, the school was failing academically. view article