public schools

Closures were announced this week in districts throughout the region

With more kids vaccinated and testing in place, one of the bigger hurdles now is keeping enough staff on hand.

Advocates are worried that a last-minute law change means that students who need information about dating violence and child abuse will be the least likely to receive it.

Despite rising cases and renewed concern over the virus and a new variant, hundreds of millions in dollars has not yet been used.

The district appears to be the first one to be investigated since Republicans started raising questions in October about content in public school libraries.

Activists say menstrual products are a basic necessity that shouldn't require a long walk to the school nurse's office, and that providing them is key to removing the stigma of periods.

The inquiry comes after several high-profile controversies at Carroll ISD, including an administrator's call for teachers to provide an "opposing" view of the Holocaust.

Critics say state Rep. Matt Krause's inquiry targets books about women, people of color and LGBTQ people. The lawmaker says providing specifics about his inquiry "could compromise a potential investigation."

Karen Watkins ran for her local school board because she wanted to be involved in her children's education. Since her election in 2020, she's been yelled at, threatened and followed to her car.

The bill requiring Texas public school athletes to participate only on sports teams that align with their sex assigned at birth appears poised to become law.

The new guidance will allow for remote learning for up to 20 days for students that are sick with COVID-19 or have been exposed to it.

An updated EPA rule requires drinking water in elementary schools be tested for lead and copper — a mandate that emerged from the Flint, Mich. water crisis.