A video showing what appears to be a male student assaulting a female student in a Taylor High School classroom has gone viral, causing the Katy ISD board of trustees to review the district’s code of conduct. view article

The future of Frisco ISD’s Staley Middle School is unknown as district leaders seek a second opinion from demographers. The district’s board of trustees discussed the campus closure April 14 during a regular board meeting. The board is expected to reconsider the school’s closure again in June. view article

The father of the Taylor High School girl in the viral fight video addressed the Board of Trustees at last night’s meeting. The Board reviewed the current disciplinary policy and will review cases to determine if a policy change is needed. view article

The EISD candidates forum will be held April 23 at the Westlake Hills Presbyterian Church, located at 7127 Bee Caves Road, Austin. Hosted by the Westlake Chamber of Commerce, a candidate meet and greet will begin at 6 p.m., with the forum starting at 6:30 p.m. view article

The Fort Bend ISD school board voted on a gender fluidity policy Monday night. At the conclusion of a board meeting that lasted more than four hours, the board voted to pass the policy with a 5-2 vote. view article

Parents are calling on Katy Independent School District to review its code of conduct after a violent student fight, captured on video, sparked concerns about how the district handles self-defense situations. The incident, which occurred at Taylor High School, shows a male student attacking a female student, who appears to be fighting back. Both students were suspended. view article

The Fort Bend ISD board of trustees voted to pass a controversial gender policy. The video above is from a previous report. The policy now requires the district to notify parents if their child requests to use a different name or pronoun. Board trustees mentioned their hopes that the policy would bring consistency and guide teachers on how to handle these situations. view article

On Monday, the San Antonio Independent School District Board of Trustees approved a pay increase for all full-time permanent employees for the 2025-2026 academic year. The package raises entry pay for hourly full-time staff to $17 per hour, while entry salary for teachers will increase to $60,000, according to a district news release. view article

Part of the policy would restrict facility usage and athletic competitions based on biological gender and require staff to notify parents if their child wants to go by a different gender. Other districts in the Greater Houston area have enacted similar policies, and likewise, it comes with mixed opinions. view article

Austin ISD was in the hot seat with quite a few issues at the forefront of Thursday night's board meeting. What we know: The future of Dobie Middle School is uncertain after it has not met state standards year after year. The school's performance must improve, or the TEA will take over. view article

The Spring ISD Board of Trustees declined to approve the Bluebonnet learning math curriculum at its board meeting on April 9. A motion was called more than three hours into the meeting to vote whether to approve the curriculum. The board voted 3-3, and since there was no majority, the motion failed. view article

The Spring ISD Board of Trustees declined to approve Bible-infused math curriculum at its board meeting on April 9. A motion was called more than three hours into the meeting to vote whether to approve the curriculum from Bluebonnet Learning. The board voted 3-3, and since there was no majority, the motion failed. view article

As they cut Austin ISD’s budget over the last two years, district leaders stressed again and again that they wanted to avoid cuts that would affect classrooms – those that would eliminate teachers and increase class sizes. But the budget crisis has proven too deep and wide. A year ago, the budget deficit was $60 million. After repeated cuts and an infusion of new tax dollars, it now sits at $110 million. So last week, district leaders announced they are examining cuts that would not only affect, but eliminate, classrooms. They are considering closing and consolidating schools. view article

It's been two years since Houston ISD staff and families were jolted by the news that the state was taking over Houston ISD, a span that has been filled with upheaval. A large employee exodus ensued and yearslong enrollment declines were exasperated. The state's largest school district also celebrated academic gains on the State of Texas Assessments of Academic Readiness and the National Assessment of Educational Progress. Here are some of the headlines since the March 15, 2023 takeover announcement: view article

A far north Fort Worth homeowners association has asked a judge to remove the five Keller school board members who planned to split the district. In a petition filed March 27, the Heritage Legal Task Force, representing the Heritage Homeowners Association, requested the removal of board President Charles Randklev and members Heather Washington, John Birt, Chris Coker, and Micah Young for “incompetency and official misconduct.” Read more at: https://www.star-telegram.com/news/local/education/article302956804.html#storylink=cpy view article

Killeen ISD superintendent Dr. Jo Ann Fey and the school board met Tuesday to talk about school safety as kids finished their first day back at Roy J. Smith Middle School two weeks after a deadly on campus stabbing. The meeting started with open comment, where dozens of parents and community members were given the opportunity to voice their concerns. Most of them spoke about bullying within all schools. view article

Fort Bend ISD trustees voted to take a closer look at the controversial, state-created Bluebonnet Learning curriculum during Monday night's board meeting. At this point, they didn't decide to adopt the curriculum, they just decided to review it, according to our news partners at the Houston Chronicle. That decision means FBISD will be sent a free pilot set of materials to review. 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