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Patricia Lim/KUT NewsTexas Comptroller Don Huffines has requested legislators double the money behind the state’s private school voucher program to $2 billion. More than 100,000 students sit on the waitlist, but critics argue there is little evidence vouchers are delivering on their promises to justify expanding the program. -
Pete Comparoni/UNTAs lawmakers tighten immigration standards, Vikas Sinha said his family’s gift "is about creating the dream."
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The library is getting rid of its English as a second language classes as it deals with citywide budget cuts. One volunteer says there is no replacement, leaving undocumented students in particular with few options. -
Following Superintendent Peter Licata’s recent engagement sessions, Fort Worth ISD parents hope he repairs community relationships. -
More than 200 courses, including those on LGBTQ literature, cultural studies and climate change, will longer count toward core degree requirements at 11 Texas A&M universities. -
The State Board Education is expected to give final approval Friday to controversial social studies and history curricula that all Texas high school students must learn. Lessons depict Islam as a violent religion and Christianity as an essential cornerstone of the nation. -
The preliminary votes occurred after hours of debate Monday and Tuesday, with final decisions expected Friday. -
Cheryl Bean does not plan to step down from her position at Texas Center for Arts + Academics. -
Cowley has led UTA since 2022 through record enrollment, campus expansion and a recent period of tighter finances. No interim leader has been announced. -
Final debates on proposed changes will come after years of deliberations about race and religion in the classroom.
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Fort Worth ISD lawfully reassigned and later promoted Shayma Alzubi after online backlash, a federal judge ruled. -
Denton-based Texas Woman’s University and the New York nonprofit Come to Believe are partnering to open a Dallas campus designed to help qualified, low-income students enter and complete college — because too many aren’t. -
Abbott, who is seeking reelection, wants recommendations on how to implement shortened programs to ease student costs and meet workforce needs. -
UNT Health Fort Worth earlier this month celebrated its first class of nursing graduates. Among them were two siblings with a family connection to nursing and a personal mission to make healthcare more accessible.
