primary education

Irving's school board voted this week to close Britain and Elliott elementary schools in response to falling enrollment and declining state funding. Parents say the loss will be felt throughout their communities.

A couple dozen family members of victims of the Robb Elementary shooting attended Uvalde’s city council meeting Thursday looking for answers. They said they want transparency and accountability, but city officials said they couldn’t share any new information or hold anyone accountable at this time.

While Texas students have not regained all the ground they lost in math during the pandemic, scores across all grades were higher in 2022 than they were in 2021. Reading proficiency, on the other hand, appears to have fully recovered.