The governor is calling for an expansion of in-state anti-terrorism programs and an increase in federal partnerships.   view article

According to Josh Haney, senior vice president of finance for the Austin-based consultants MoakCasey, told board members during a public meeting that his firm only looked at how revenues would be impacted if the Keller school district were to split. However, in an email to the district on Dec. 19, Haney noted the expenditure impact on the new district regarding the number of bilingual and special education students in the new district. By Candi Bolden Read more at: https://www.star-telegram.com/news/local/education/article302360354.html#storylink=cpy view article

Canutillo Independent School District’s Board of Trustees President Armando Rodriguez was served with a lawsuit last Friday, March 14, on his removal from the board, according to the citation. The citation says Rodriguez has 20 days from when the lawsuit was filed to respond with a written answer. As we previously reported, a group of local citizens filed a petition to have Rodriguez removed from the board in May 2024, due to his previous arrest records of driving while intoxicated since his election into the board in 2005. view article

A growing debate in Texas school districts centers around the adoption of what’s being referred to as the “Bluebonnet Learning Curriculum.” Developed by the Texas Education Agency, the curriculum is drawing criticism due to its inclusion of religious references, which some argue is inappropriate for public school classrooms. view article

The Seguin ISD Board of Trustees is slated to meet for a third time to discuss the contract of Superintendent Veronica Vijil. The board met twice over the last month to conduct Dr. Vijil’s annual evaluation and to consider any changes to her contract. Because it’s a personnel issue, all the discussions have been conducted in closed session. The board has offered no details on how it feels about Vijil’s overall performance. It also hasn’t been publicly discussed why the board is meeting again on this issue. The board’s agenda calls for the board to again meet behind closed doors for a “consultation with legal counsel regarding the superintendent’s contract.” view article

A petition against Conroe ISD's implementation of the controversial Bible-infused Bluebonnet Learning curriculum has gained traction, receiving more than 1,300 signatures as of Wednesday afternoon. In February, trustees for the school district north of Houston voted to adopt the state-developed curriculum for the upcoming 2025-26 school year. Supporters say its biblical references are meant to teach about literature and not religion, and that its reading and language arts lessons for elementary students could teach children about the country's history. view article

Psychology professor Amy Campbell will be the next member of the Grandville Public Schools Board of Education after a unanimous vote by the Kent ISD School Board Monday evening. “I’m excited that they selected me; I look forward to (serving), building relationships and just getting to know everyone,” said Campbell, a professor of school psychology at Grand Valley State University, mother of children at Cummings Elementary School and former president of the Michigan Association of School Psychologists. view article

A month after the Conroe ISD Board of Trustees adopted the controversial Bluebonnet curriculum, an online petition urging the district to reverse that decision has garnered more than 1,300 signatures. The board adopted the curriculum for the upcoming school year during a February board meeting. view article

A discussion about Texas' controversial Bible-infused curriculum got so heated Monday night that police removed a woman who flipped off a Fort Bend ISD trustee and called him a fascist. The uproar over whether the Fort Bend ISD should review a sample of the Texas Education Agency's Bluebonnet materials interrupted the meeting in Sugar Land, forcing officers to ask the public to leave so they could escort the woman off the premises. view article

Parents in Fort Bend County ISD voiced strong opposition Monday night during a school board workshop to the proposed Bluebonnet curriculum. The curriculum, which would incorporate Bible references in reading classes, has been approved by the State Board of Education but faces significant resistance from local parents. view article

A discussion about Texas' controversial Bible-infused curriculum got so heated Monday night that police removed a woman who flipped off a Fort Bend ISD trustee and called him a fascist. The uproar over whether the Fort Bend ISD should review a sample of the Texas Education Agency's Bluebonnet materials interrupted the meeting in Sugar Land, forcing officers to ask the public to leave so they could escort the woman off the premises. view article

It appears Keller ISD no longer plans to move forward with splitting the district, citing its existing bond debt as a major issue in a letter to the community. "The District currently carries over $700 million in debt from previous bonds," the district wrote. "Under a reshaping scenario, distributing this debt fairly would require tens of millions in additional funding – resources we simply do not have." view article

The Brownsville Independent School District Board of Trustees failed to agree Friday night on a path to hold a special election to fill former board president Erasmo Castro Jr.’s seat, choosing instead to make an appointment to fill the vacancy. The board met Friday because Tuesday is the last day to call a special election for the next available date on the state’s election calendar, May 3. The meeting would also have to be posted 72 hours in advance, Saturday, board attorney Eden Ramirez and Cameron County Elections Administrator Remi Garza confirmed at the meeting. 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

The Killeen ISD Board of Trustees has called a special emergency meeting after a student was killed in a stabbing at Roy J. Smith Middle School on Monday, March 10. The meeting will reportedly be held at 8 a.m. in the Board Room of the Administration Building, located at 200 North WS Young Drive in Killeen. view article

While a new policy has not yet been set, Friendswood ISD officials are inching closer toward an “away for the day” cellphone policy for the 2025-26 school year. Officials presented considerations and feedback from FISD students, staff and community members at the March 10 board meeting. 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

The Brownsville Independent School District is seeking applications and will hold a specially called Board of Trustees meeting Friday to consider appointing a trustee to fill the vacancy caused by the death last month of board president Erasmo Castro Jr. view article

The San Angelo ISD Board of Trustees will revisit its decision on adopting the Bluebonnet Learning curriculum at a special meeting Monday at 5:45 p.m. The meeting will happen at the San Angelo ISD Administration Building, located at 1621 University Ave. The proposed instructional material, previously tabled in February, has drawn debate over its content, instructional quality, and concerns about potential religious influence. view article

Staley Middle School is one of the oldest schools in Frisco and a cornerstone of its community. However, many parents tell WFAA they feel the school has been 'historically underfunded' and 'overlooked' by the district. Monday night, Frisco ISD will present plans for the school’s future, but for parents like Jeanette Alexander and Christy Williams, the situation is filled with uncertainty. view article

The Carrollton Farmers Branch ISD Board of Trustees voted to close down four schools in an attempt to improve the district’s financial situation.  view article

As Houston ISD’s state-appointed board of managers considers closing an undisclosed number of campuses for the 2026-27 school year, elected trustees are asking for community members to be involved in the process. view article

The Canutillo Independent School District is considering laying off employees, increasing class sizes and cutting student programs as it faces potential financial exigency — the equivalent of bankruptcy for education institutions. The Canutillo ISD school board met Tuesday to discuss the budget for the 2025-26 school year and go over cost-saving options, including eliminating elementary school music classes, canceling district-funded travel and setting a hiring freeze on non-essential employees. view article

Four Fort Worth ISD schools are no longer being considered for closure or consolidation. As the district continues weighing a facilities master plan that could lead to the closure or consolidation of more than a dozen campuses over the next several years, officials stressed that options are ever-changing. view article

A new itemized report reveals that Humble ISD spent nearly $2 million on a two-year legal saga involving the former superintendent and her husband, the district's former athletic director. A Title IX complaint in 2023 against former superintendent Elizabeth Fagen’s husband, Troy Kite, led to a lengthy legal process that ended with the termination of both employees. view article

Christian A. Bourgeacq, an independent hearing examiner with the Texas Education Agency, found the Mart Independent School District Board of Trustees has good cause to terminate Superintendent Elizabeth “Betsy” Burnett for insubordination, unprofessional conduct, misrepresentation of facts, failure to timely inform the Board of important matters, and violations of her contract and Board policies, according to the examiner’s recommendation document. The recommendation comes in the wake of a series of public hearings on Jan. 24, 27, and 28 at the Region 12 Training Center in Waco, Texas. view article

Members of a Fort Worth homeowners' association filed a lawsuit against several members of the Keller ISD school board Monday afternoon. The Heritage Homeowners Association and residents Cary Moon and Brian Black filed the lawsuit against board members Charles Randklev, Heather Washington, John Birt, Chris Coker, and Micah Young. view article

The Floresville Independent School District Board of Trustees voted unanimously on Monday in favor of implementing a hybrid four-day school week for the 2025-2026 school year. The hybrid calendar includes five-day weeks from the start of the school year until Oct. 10, when the four-day weeks begin through remainder of the year. During the 18 non-holiday Fridays that school is off, childcare for pre-K through fifth grade students will be provided, according to the district. view article

The Floresville ISD Board of Trustees voted to move to a four day school week for the 2025 academic school year, according to the school district. The vote happened Monday night and the district says they hope this keeps and attracts quality teachers to support student learning. Floresville ISD says students are going to be in school Monday through Thursday during the second and fourth grading periods, and the full five days during the first and third grading periods. There are four grading periods through the year. view article

The Houston Independent School District said it will consider closing an unknown number of schools for the 2026-2027 academic year. The announcement came during a budget presentation made by HISD Superintendent Mike Miles Thursday at a Board of Managers meeting. The reasoning behind the potential closures was declining student enrollment. view article

For the third year in a row, Keller ISD leaders are asking themselves the same question: What do we cut? The answer — for the second year in a row: not enough. But before trustees could even begin discussing the district’s projected $12.4 million budget deficit for the 2025-26 school year — allocating for staff raises — concerns about an independent audit took center stage. view article

A group of around 200 parents and educators slowly entered the cafeteria at O.D. Wyatt High School. Conversation, and a sense of uneasiness, filled the room. The Feb. 24 community meeting hosted by Fort Worth ISD officials was the first in a series that could help decide the fate of neighborhood schools across east Fort Worth. Trustees first saw a slate of more than 40 options during a Feb. 11 board meeting. view article

Another Texas school district is shifting to a four-day school week A North Texas school district is transitioning to a four-day school week, following a slew of Texas schools that have made the shift in recent years. Ponder ISD is the latest to adopt a model that extends the school year but shortens the school week to four days. The district will now move up its first day of school to August 6, in order to meet the state's requirement of 75,600 instructional minutes a year. The first nine weeks will be a five-day school week before transitioning to a four-day school week for the rest of the year.  view article

The Aldine ISD Board of Trustees is expected to vote Tuesday night on whether to close six campuses, a move it's considering to save money in the face of rapidly declining enrollment. If the board OKs the measure, the district will have closed nine campuses in the last two years, affecting just over 4,000 students across the district. view article

About 300 Socorro ISD employees will be laid off in the coming weeks, the starkest of a number of actions the school board approved Wednesday to cut $38 million from next year’s budget. Socorro’s dire financial situation – officials said the district would be insolvent next year without the steep cuts – has a number of causes. But the primary cause is simple: The district has been spending more money than it takes in for a decade. And each year in that time, the Socorro ISD board voted to knowingly spend more than it was taking in, according to a presentation the school board received during the meeting. view article